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Delhi Police Arrest Nigerian Proclaimed Offender With Amphetamine
Delhi Police arrested a Nigerian man named Kingsley Eze in Delhi.
They said they found 8.43 grams of amphetamine with him.
The arrest happened at a hotel in Mohan Garden.
Police were conducting a special operation to check overstaying foreigners and suspicious hotel guests.
Eze reportedly came to India in 2019 on a business visa.
Police said he was already wanted in an earlier narcotics case.
A new case was registered under India’s narcotics law.
Investigators are trying to find who supplied the amphetamine and whether other people were involved.
Dwarka District Police arrested 26-year-old Nigerian national Kingsley Eze from a hotel in Mohan Garden.
Police recovered 8.43 grams of amphetamine, classified as an intermediate quantity under the NDPS Act.
The arrest occurred on August 11 during Operation VISTA 1.0, targeting overstaying foreigners and suspicious hotel guests.
Eze allegedly arrived in India in 2019 on a business visa and was previously declared a proclaimed offender in a narcotics case.
An FIR was registered under Sections 8 and 22 of the NDPS Act, while police investigate the substance’s supplier and wider network.
- Who
- The Dwarka District Police arrested Kingsley Eze, a 26-year-old Nigerian national.
- What
- Police said they recovered 8.43 grams of amphetamine and registered a case under Sections 8 and 22 of the NDPS Act.
- Where
- He was apprehended at a hotel in Mohan Garden, in Delhi’s Dwarka district.
- When
- The arrest was made on August 11; police said Eze was declared a proclaimed offender on May 30, 2026.
- Why
- The arrest followed Operation VISTA 1.0, a police drive to verify overstaying foreigners and check suspicious hotel occupants.
Key facts
- Accused
- Kingsley Eze, a 26-year-old Nigerian national from Anambra State
- Substance recovered
- 8.43 grams of amphetamine
- Police operation
- Operation VISTA 1.0
- Arrest location
- A hotel in Mohan Garden
- New case
- FIR No. 205/2026 at Mohan Garden Police Station
- Legal provisions
- Sections 8 and 22 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act
- Earlier case
- FIR No. 940/2022 under Section 22 of the NDPS Act and Section 14A of the Foreigners Act
Sources
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