Two African women held in Delhi for smuggling cocaine worth Rs. 30 crore

February 5, 2017

New Delhi, Feb 5: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) sleuths have seized 4 kg cocaine, worth Rs 30 crore in the international market, from the possession of two African women.

The accused, identified as Zambian national Thelma Mkandawire, 38, and Tanzanian national Pamela D Kiritta, 41, were arrested from a hotel near the airport on Friday.

The NCB had been close on the heels of Mkandawire ever since she came to the Capital from Sao Paulo in Brazil via Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. She was apprehended as soon as she checked in to a hotel in the Mahipalpur area. Kiritta had allegedly come to receive the consignment Mkandawire was carrying, and was also nabbed from the spot.

"The contraband was hidden in a suitcase cavity," Madho Singh, NCB Zonal Director, Delhi said.

Further probe by the NCB revealed that Mkandawire had been arrested in Pakistan in 2015 on similar charges. Kiritta had been living in Vasant Kunj since her arrival in India in January this year. She revealed to the NCB that since 2006, she had visited India as many as nine times, besides visiting other African countries, including Ecuador and Kenya. She claimed that she had been working for a South African man in India.

The agency is now trying to ascertain the identity of other contacts of both the women, who have been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS).

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Mangaluru: Youth arrested for misleading Instagram post targeting police

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru CEN police have arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly posting provocative and misleading content on an Instagram page named “mr_a_titude”, targeting the Bajpe police.

Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H identified the arrested as Abhishek M, a resident of Katipalla in Mangaluru.

A case has been registered at the Bajpe Police Station under Sections 353(1)(c), 353(2), 56, and 57 read with Section 189 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in connection with the post.

According to police, the accused uploaded a photograph of a hotel on the Instagram page and alleged that accused persons in a murder case under the Bajpe police jurisdiction were being given “royal treatment” by the police, including being served beef meals daily from the hotel.

The post further accused the police of supporting criminals, misusing their authority, and betraying public trust. Police said the content was provocative in nature and aimed at inciting public outrage against the police.

Following the post, a case was registered at the Bajpe police station, and further investigation was transferred to the CEN police station.

Police records indicate that the accused has a criminal history, with multiple cases registered against him, including murder, attempt to murder, assault, and robbery at the Surathkal Police Station, and one case at the Kaup Police Station.

The Commissioner said the accused was traced and arrested using technical evidence.

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