It was a quiet 3 a.m. in Mumbai’s Andheri West when officers of India’s Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) noticed something unusual. A woman—calm but visibly anxious—was pacing around the Old MHADA area. That woman, now identified as 34-year-old Yenna Christina Idowu, would soon be at the center of a major drug trafficking case that’s sparked international headlines.
According to Indian authorities, Yenna, originally from Ondo State, Nigeria, was stopped and searched after officers observed her suspicious behavior. With a female officer present, her bag was thoroughly checked—inside, police discovered 30 capsules containing 418 grams of cocaine. The street value? An estimated ₹1.42 crore, or over ₦254 million.
During initial interrogation, Yenna reportedly revealed that she now lives in Noida, New Delhi, and has been in India for some time. The police are treating her arrest as part of a larger network, not just an isolated incident. “We are investigating where the drugs came from, and more importantly, who they were meant for,” a source close to the probe disclosed.
Yenna has been charged under India’s stringent Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and remains in police custody as the investigation deepens. Authorities believe that cracking this case could expose a wider international drug ring operating across borders.
Back home in Nigeria, the news has sparked mixed reactions—shock, concern, and growing worry about the involvement of Nigerians in drug-related crimes abroad. “This is heartbreaking,” said a Nigerian community leader in India. “Cases like this don’t just ruin lives—they damage the reputation of an entire country.”
As the legal process unfolds, Yenna Christina Idowu’s case serves as a grim reminder of the high cost of drug trafficking—not just in terms of money, but of lives, freedom, and dignity lost.
