A Nigerian national, Ifechukwu David Madukwe, has been sentenced to ten years of imprisonment for involvement in drug trafficking in India.
Madukwe was apprehended on December 31, 2019, New Year’s Eve, after law enforcement discovered narcotic substances valued at Rs 50.9 lakh in his possession at Manshiwada-Korgao, Pernem, Goa.
He was charged under various provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 1985.
On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, a Mapusa court in Goa adjudicated and imposed the sentence.