“Accused Diarra Idriss alias Sir White Money gave Rs 30,000 to Ella during her last such trip in April 2025,” the DCP also said.
Drugs hidden in cavities of travel bags, long train rides to Mumbai and Bengaluru, a “kitchen” used to mix drugs for sale and a hawala channel funnelling the money to Nigeria. That’s how, the Delhi Police said Wednesday, an Africa-based drug cartel was supplying methamphetamine drugs (also known as meth) from the Capital to other metropolitan cities in India.
The Delhi Police Special Cell busted the cartel and seized drugs worth Rs 100 crore in Delhi, officers said. Four persons — three from Nigeria and one from Côte d’Ivoire — were arrested for running the alleged syndicate, police said.
It all unfolded when officers received a tip-off about a woman, Ella, on November 1. She was arrested around midnight as she was caught ferrying a red trolley bag filled with meth weighing over 17 kg, along with 700 tablets.
“Subsequent raids on November 5 resulted in the arrest of Charles Chimuanya Ebereonwu alias Nwatayanachidinama Amorka from Dipak Vihar, Chander Vihar area and 3 kg of methamphetamine was seized,” DCP (Special Cell) Alaap Patel said.
“During the raid, a mobile drug manufacturing facility was unearthed at Tek Chand Colony, Nilothi Extension. This lab had several equipment, calcium chloride, methanol, coloured and transparent liquid chemicals and solvents,” DCP Patel said.
Later on November 6, one Chinoye Emmanuel was arrested for allegedly helping Amorka in setting up the “kitchen”, police said.
At the instance of Amorka and Chinoye, the police also conducted raids in Bengaluru and managed to nab the distributor, who was known as Sir White Money.
“During questioning, it was revealed that Ella used to receive the drugs mostly in the market areas of Janakpuri, Vikaspuri and Uttam Nagar in Delhi. She would then supply the drugs to various clients in Bengaluru and Mumbai,” the DCP said.
It was also revealed that Ella took long train rides to Mumbai and Delhi, the police said.
“Accused Diarra Idriss alias Sir White Money gave Rs 30,000 to Ella during her last such trip in April 2025,” the DCP also said.
“Sir White Money used to sell the drugs and took the payments from his customers in cash and sent the proceeds to Nigeria through informal channels,” DCP Patel added.