A 25-year-old Nigerian woman, Ifeoluwa Akinwunmi, is facing the possibility of 20 years in an Indian prison after being arrested with illegal drugs worth over ₦1.8 billion.
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The suspect, reportedly a hairstylist and nail artist, was arrested by the Anti-Narcotics Wing of the Central Crime Branch in Bengaluru last Tuesday. She was caught in Tarahunase village along Rajanukunte Main Road after arriving from Delhi with a suspicious bag.
According to The New Indian Express, cited by PUNCH Metro, authorities discovered 5.325 kilograms of MDMA crystals, a powerful and illegal party drug, hidden inside 11 churidars—traditional Indian garments.
Police say Akinwunmi was acting as a courier and had intended to hand over the drugs to a group of African traffickers. “We noticed four men on two scooters in the area, but they did not collect the parcel. Akinwunmi was arrested while standing with the bag,” an officer said.
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The suspect claimed she traveled to India to set up a beauty salon, but she is now facing multiple charges under India’s Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, and the Foreigners Act, 1946.
Under Section 23 of the NDPS Act, anyone caught with a commercial quantity of narcotics faces a minimum sentence of 10 years, extendable to 20 years, and heavy fines. Her arrest follows closely after another Nigerian national, Emmanuel Bediako (aka Maxwell), was also apprehended in a similar case in Telangana.
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As the case unfolds, Akinwunmi’s future now hangs in the balance, pending court proceedings in India’s tough legal system.
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