Sudanese National Deported for Drug Cases
In 2020, Kurba lived with his cousin in Sainikpuri for about six months. He again associated with a Tanzanian national, a drug consumer, and shifted to Paramount Colony, Tolichowki. Police later raided his house there and seized 7 grams of charas and heroin from his possession.
Hyderabad: The police on Sunday deported Mohamed Yagoub Mohamed Ali, a 34-year-old Sudanese national, who faced multiple NDPS cases. Mohamed Ali, also known by his aliases Jabal and Kurba, was first arrested by the Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (H-NEW). Police said his visa and passport had expired.
According to H-NEW DCP Y.V.S. Sudheendra, Kurba, native of Garsala, Sudan, was arrested in 2018 in Kushaiguda (Crime No. 758/2018) for allegedly peddling ganja. He was acquitted on September 25, 2023. Kurba was also arrested for peddling charas and heroin under Rajendranagar police station limits but was acquitted in August this year, the DCP said.
Kurba had come to India on a student visa in July 2012. He took admission in the BCA course at PG College, Secunderabad (Osmania University) and rented an independent house in the ECIL area. He discontinued his BCA due to financial problems and got associated with a Tanzanian national residing on the first floor of the house. Kurba was arrested by Telangana police who recovered eight wet ganja plants from his possession.
In 2020, Kurba lived with his cousin in Sainikpuri for about six months. He again associated with a Tanzanian national, a drug consumer, and shifted to Paramount Colony, Tolichowki. Police later raided his house there and seized 7 grams of charas and heroin from his possession.
Despite repeated arrests, police alleged, Kurba continued drug trafficking and maintained links with peddlers.
On the intervening night of October 24 and 25 last year, acting on credible information, the H-NEW team apprehended Kurba and another Sudanese national, Mohammed Abdulrhman Osman, in Tolichowki with the assistance of Humayunnagar police. Osman was found in possession of MDMA. He was duly arrested by the Humayunnagar police.
Given his frequent arrests, a decision was taken to deport Kurba. During the deportation process, police found that he was facing trial in Crime No. 1252/2019 under the NDPS Act, registered with the Rajendranagar police. His deportation was put on hold for about 11 months.
After the court proceedings concluded, H-NEW resumed the deportation process with Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO). Hyderabad. An emergency travel document was obtained from the Sudan High Commission, New Delhi, since his passport and visa had expired. His travel ticket was booked from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, with the travel scheduled for Sunday from RGIA, Hyderabad, the DCP added.
