Cristian Soporuchukwu, a 44-year-old Nigerian national, has been denied bail by an Indian court over alleged involvement in drug trafficking activities.
The Nigerian, who reportedly entered India on a business visa, was arrested following accusations that he participated in the distribution of illicit drugs in parts of the country.
According to reports, Soporuchukwu travelled across Goa, Delhi and Mumbai after arriving in India, where he allegedly established connections with suspected drug dealers.
Investigators accused him of purchasing MDMA crystals and supplying them to college students as well as workers in the information technology sector.
Operatives of the Beguru Police reportedly arrested him in April 2025 for allegedly selling MDMA crystals around the Begur Lake and AECS Layout Road areas.
Indian newspaper, The New Indian Express, reported that the High Court of Karnataka later dismissed his application for bail.
The report stated that officers attached to the anti-narcotics unit recovered about one kilogramme of MDMA crystals, a pocket weighing scale, 10 zip-lock bags, a mobile phone and a scooter from the suspect during the operation.
Justice V. Srishananda, while ruling on the bail request, reportedly held that procedural errors concerning the grounds of arrest were not sufficient to warrant bail in serious offences under India’s Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
The court also noted allegations that the Nigerian national had overstayed his visa in India.