Nigerian Woman Arrested With N6bn Drugs At Railway Station In India [Photos]

A Nigerian woman, Etumudon Doris, has been arrested at Panvel Railway Station in Mumbai, India, with illegal drugs valued at over Rs 36 crore, approximately N6 billion.

The arrest was made during a joint operation involving the Railway Protection Force (RPF) in Panvel, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in Bengaluru, and the Crime Intelligence Branch (CIB) in Kurla, Mumbai.

Authorities launched the operation after the NCB received a tip-off about an attempt to smuggle drugs on the Hazrat Nizamuddin-Ernakulam Mangala Express train, which was expected to arrive at Panvel station on Friday, July 19, 2025.

A team was quickly assembled and stationed at platform number 7, where they identified the suspect, Etumudon Doris, who was traveling with a baby she claimed was her child.

During questioning, she admitted to carrying drugs, and authorities then escorted her to the RPF post, where they found two rectangular black packages labeled “VINTAGE” in her multicolored travel bag.

Tests confirmed the packages contained cocaine, weighing a total of 2.002 kg. Authorities also found 1.488 kg of methamphetamine in her possession.

Murari Lal, a junior intelligence officer from the NCB in Bengaluru, took custody of the seized drugs.

Doris has been charged, and further investigations are ongoing.

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This comes a few weeks after Indian police arrested another Nigerian woman, Yenna Christina Idowu, after she was allegedly caught with cocaine worth more than ₦254 million (approximately Rs1.42 crore).