A Nigerian woman was arrested with 7.5 gram of cocaine, worth approximately Rs 2.35 lakh, in India.
The accused identified as James Tesling Yamyunal, was nabbed by the Drugs Task Force (DTF) in Secunderabad on Friday, April 3, 2026 after she was caught carrying the drugs which she had brought from Mumbai.
Yamyunal, was intercepted near Sunshine Hospital in the Paradise area of Secunderabad after the DTF received a tip-off that a Nigerian national was travelling from Mumbai to Hyderabad with drugs.
Investigation revealed that the accused had procured the cocaine in Mumbai at Rs 15,000 per gram and was planning to sell it in Hyderabad at Rs 30,000 per gram, double the purchase price.
The accused was handed over to the Secunderabad Excise Station for further proceedings
