Synthetic drugs and ‘Ocean Grown Weed’, also known as ‘OG Kush’ in local slang, from Belgium and Paris in France found their way to Hyderabad through the network of a Nigerian national held earlier this month by the Telangana State Anti-Narcotics Bureau (TSNAB) and the Panjagutta police. Officials from the bureau said the customs department was notified to be on alert about suspicious parcels as the network mainly works on international shipments.
The TSNAB has been questioning Iwuala Udoka Stanley (43), a native of Anambra in Nigeria who was caught with drugs worth about ₹8 crore, including 557 grams of cocaine; 902 ecstasy pills weighing about 390 grams; 105 LSD blots; 215 grams of charas; 21 grams of heroin; seven grams of amphetamine; 45 grams of OG Kush; and 190 grams of marijuana. Eight cell phones were also seized from him.
“With the latest developments in the case, we have established links from Belgium and Paris. The drugs were being shipped from these places to Maharashtra 10 times over the past six months alone. They were received by Saurav, who used the identity cards of his family [members] to supply it further to Mr. Stanley and his network across the country. The shipments from abroad were sent via two international courier services,” said the officials.
