Delhi-based Nigerian woman, carrying Rs 10-cr synthetic drugs, arrested in Bengaluru
The suspect has been identified as Akinwunmi Princess Ifeoluwa, a Nigerian national who has been living in Delhi's Uttam Nagar for the past four years.
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