The Telangana Anti-Narcotics Bureau (TGANB) in collaboration with the Narsingi Police, Cyberabad, busted a drug racket by conducting a successful raid at a residential apartment based on credible information on Monday. The operation led to the apprehension of five drug dealers who were found in possession of narcotic drugs, specifically cocaine, intended for distribution to local drug peddlers within the Narsingi PS limits in Cyberabad.
The raid also resulted in the seizure of 199 grams of cocaine worth Rs. 35 lakhs, along with two passports, two bikes, ten cell phones, and other incriminating materials. The arrested individuals were identified as Onuoha Blessing, also known as Joana Gomes, Azeez Noheem Adeshola, Allam Satya Venkata Gowtham, Sanaboina Varun Kumar, and Mohd Mahaboob Shareef. Two absconding drug suppliers, Divine Ebuka Suzee and Ezeonyili Franklin Uchenna, were also identified.
Drug Racket Busted In Hyderabad
In its continuous efforts to curb drug abuse in Hyderabad and Cyberabad, the TGANB has mounted extensive surveillance, including checking manifests at Hyderabad Airport and monitoring old drug offenders and absconding accused persons. The breakthrough came when authorities identified Onuoha Blessing, an ex-drug offender frequently traveling to Hyderabad, under the alias Joana Gomes.
The gathered intelligence was passed to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Rajendra Nagar, Cyberabad. Narsingi Police then worked on the leads and received credible information about a meeting of drug dealers at a flat in Hydershakote, which led to the raid and subsequent arrests of the five peddlers, including two foreign nationals.
Divine Ebuka Suzee, known by various aliases including Ebuka, Lebuka, Emmanuel, and Level, is believed to be the kingpin of the drug syndicate and has likely fled to Nigeria. He operates a large drug syndicate with the help of the arrested individuals. His main associate, Onuoha Blessing, was tasked with transporting drugs from Delhi to Hyderabad and other Indian cities, using fake passports and international SIM cards to avoid detection and maintain anonymity, according to a release by TGANB.
Among the arrested, Azeez Noheem Adeshola, a Nigerian national and close associate of Ebuka, came to India in 2014 on a student visa. He was previously convicted for two years in a cheating case involving a fake demand draft at Osmania University and was currently out on bail, involved in drug peddling activities, it said.
Allam Satya Venkata Gowtham, a native of Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, was previously involved in a drug case under KPHB colony PS in 2020. Varun Kumar, initially a car driver, became involved in drug peddling after connecting with Gowtham. He procured cocaine through Gowtham from Nigerian suppliers, selling it to consumers and earning Rs. 6 lakhs in the past seven months, according to the release.
The authorities have identified 13 consumers from Hyderabad who are part of a network promoting drug use in Telangana. These individuals, including Aman, Kishan Rathi, Aniketh, Yashwanth, Rohith, Sri Charan, Prasad, Hemanth, Nikhil, Madhu, Raghu, Krishnam Raju, and Venkat, have been promoting a ecosystem of drugs. Six of these consumers have been apprehended, and all tested positive for cocaine in their urine samples.