A Nigerian woman who was part of a cocaine peddling network in Chennai city was arrested by Choolaimedu Police.
The Anti-Narcotic Intelligence Unit (ANIU) and Greater Chennai Police have been making a series of arrests and seizure of drugs for the last 10 months and Tamil actors Srikanth and Krishna were also arrested this week.
Following a tip-off on drug trafficking, the Choolaimedu Police arrested Fayas Ahamed (31) of Royapettah and S. Chandrasekar (25) of Koyambedu on January 21. Based on their confessions, 14 persons who were part of the cartel were nabbed subsequently. Further investigation led to the arrest of total 24 persons including two Nigerian nationals, one from Bengaluru and another from Mumbai, besides the suspects in Chennai.
After analysing call records and bank transactions, police found a woman was also part of the network.
On Thursday (June 26, 2025), a special team was sent to Bengaluru that arrested the suspect who has been identified as Sarah Kumama alias Happiness alias Blessings (41), a Nigerian national. She was brought to Chennai and remanded to judicial custody. Police seized two mobile phones from her.
