The Indian police have busted a major drug network allegedly operated by three Nigerian women, recovering quantities of illicit drugs, including cocaine, from their possession in Delhi, India.

PUNCH Metro learnt from the Times of India on Monday that the women, simply identified as Precious, Gift, and Joy, were apprehended near Bakhtawar Chowk.

This followed the arrest of an Indian national, Adarsh Sahu, in connection with the illicit trade.

The report reads, “Four people, including three Nigerian women, were arrested for allegedly running a drug supply network in Delhi’s Khanpur area and cops seized a large quantity of MDMA and cocaine from their possession.”

“According to police, the accused, identified as Precious, Gift, and Joy from Nigeria, were arrested near Bakhtawar Chowk.”

According to the news platform, the arrest came to light after cops were tipped off about Adarsh Sahu, an Indian national, resident of Badaun district in Uttar Pradesh, supplying drugs.

“Sahu, a resident of Badaun district in Uttar Pradesh, was caught with 26 grams of MDMA near Green Health Pharmacy in Sector 39 on Saturday after investigation,” the report added.

The news agency further revealed that police said Sahu’s arrest led to the uncovering of an international drug supply chain led by the Nigerian women.

“We received specific information from an informant that Adarsh Sahu in Jharsa village was involved in selling drugs. Acting on this, we conducted a raid and arrested him. From his possession, we recovered MDMA in commercial quantity,” an investigating officer said.

Sahu was, however, said to have confessed during interrogation that he sourced the drugs from two Nigerian women, Precious and Gift, who were based in Delhi. The police, acting on the tip-off, formed another team that arrested the three women and recovered 39 grams of MDMA.

Upon further questioning of the suspects, the officers got a tip-off to a rented apartment in Khanpur Extension, Delhi, where another Nigerian, Joy, was found.

A raid of the premises by the police led to the recovery of 22 grams of white MDMA, three grams of brown MDMA, and 9 grams of cocaine, along with an electronic weighing scale, packaging materials, and mobile phones.

However, the accused have been remanded in police custody for further interrogation to uncover other members of the international drug network. (The PUNCH, but headline rejigged)