Police acted on secret information about the suspect’s movement and laid a trap before catching him after a brief chase. During questioning, he told investigators he had come to India on a tourist visa in 2015.
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A man who had been avoiding the police for years has finally been caught in Delhi. The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police arrested a Nigerian national who was declared a Proclaimed Offender in a narcotics case registered in Chandigarh.
The accused, identified as Chuks, was caught near Tilak Nagar Metro Station on Saturday after police received secret information about his movement in the area.
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According to police officials, the WR-II team of the Crime Branch had been tracking the accused for some time. Officers received specific intelligence that Chuks would visit the Tilak Nagar area to meet one of his contacts.
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Acting quickly, the police team laid a trap near Tilak Nagar Metro Station. When the suspect arrived, officers moved in to catch him.
Police said the accused tried to run away when he realised the officers were closing in. However, the team chased him down and managed to overpower him before he could escape.
Investigators revealed that Chuks had already been declared Proclaimed Offender in case registered in 2021 at Industrial Area Police Station in Chandigarh under the NDPS Act (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act).
Being declared Proclaimed Offender means the person has failed to appear before court and is officially listed as absconding from the law.
For the past few years, authorities had been trying to locate him. But he managed to stay out of reach until the latest operation by the Crime Branch.
During questioning, Chuks reportedly told investigators that he came to India in 2015 on a tourist visa.
Initially, he ran a small clothing business in the Tilak Nagar area. However, police say that financial problems pushed him toward illegal activities.
According to the interrogation details, he later began supplying drugs and allegedly built a network that transported narcotic substances from Delhi to Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh.
Police officials also revealed that accused had been arrested earlier in cases related to the NDPS Act in both Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh.
Investigators believe he may have been part of larger supply chain involved in drug distribution across multiple states.
The police are now questioning him further to identify his associates and trace wider network linked to the operation.
Authorities say more arrests could follow as the investigation moves forward. Police teams are working to gather additional evidence and track down people who may have worked with the accused.
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