Telangana State Anti-Narcotics Bureau and Film Nagar police in India has arrested a Nigerian Ogbaugu David Uka, aka Iwu for setting up a drug network after arriving in India on a two-month business Visa in 2013.
Gatekeepers News reports that Uka, who has been masquerading as Pastor Davison was nabbed while in Hyderabad to supply ecstasy pills to his known peddlers on Wednesday, August 16.
According to the Hindu, officials said the fake pastor in Bengaluru, Karnataka with a fake identity, while also serving as a chairman of All India Nigerian Students and Community Association would arrange bail and other legal assistance to the Nigerians arrested on drug offences.
The Commissioner, Hyderabad Police C.V. Anand said the suspect was caught in possession of 264 Ecstasy pills worth ₹10.56 lakh from Film Nagar on Wednesday.
Anand said, “His property and belongings are worth about ₹4 crore. We are making efforts to have them all seized.
“He used to frequently travel to Hyderabad. In the recent past, seven of his peddlers were arrested in two different crimes registered at Kachiguda and KPHB.”
An official said, “We are not entirely sure of the details he shared about himself and his network. We are talking to the Ministry of External Affairs to crosscheck the information shared by him and are also working on a way to control other foreign nationals involved in such offences.”
Meanwhile, officials probing the case said that the accused is fully aware of the limitations and methods used by the police during interrogation.
