A probe into an alleged synthetic drug laboratory in Rabupura, Greater Noida, has raised questions about the use of rented residential properties for illicit manufacturing and an unconfirmed suspected link to Mexico’s Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, according to a report by Navbharat Times – Noida.
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) reportedly uncovered the facility near Kadalpur village in Rabupura under Operation Crystal Hunt last week. Two people were arrested: foreign national Destiny Abraham Dambiri and Mizoram resident Lallawamzuali, also known as Olivia Lalchavimavi.
The report said information about the suspected cartel connection emerged during questioning, citing unnamed sources. It also reported that investigators were examining whether criminal networks were attempting to establish drug-production facilities in the National Capital Region after large consignments were intercepted during trafficking.
The cartel link has not been independently established in the supplied material. The report does not include a direct NCB statement confirming that the arrested individuals were connected to the Mexican organisation, nor does it provide a court document or other primary record establishing the allegation.
According to the report, investigators are examining possible activity across Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and nearby areas. It alleged that residential properties were being rented in densely populated or relatively peripheral locations to avoid suspicion. The report also attributed claims to unnamed sources that funds may have been transferred from Dubai through cryptocurrency and hawala channels.
The reported case adds to an earlier NCB action in the district. In October 2024, the agency reportedly dismantled an illegal synthetic-drug laboratory operating in Greater Noida’s Kasna Industrial Area and seized 95.5 kilograms of synthetic drugs.
The Rabupura case also includes questions about the identities and previous movements of the arrested individuals. The report said Dambiri identified himself as a Nigerian national, while immigration records reportedly showed that he had entered India in January 2020 under the name Francis Kaloko as a citizen of Sierra Leone. It further reported that Olivia had been arrested at Goa’s Dabolim Airport in March 2026 in a heroin-related case.
The reported use of residential rental properties places landlords, property dealers and local verification systems at the centre of the investigation. The NCB has appealed to property owners and brokers to report suspicious activity through the national narcotics helpline, 1933, according to the report.
For the urban rental market, the case highlights the gap between ordinary tenant onboarding and the detection of activities that may be concealed behind apparently routine residential leases. However, the supplied report does not establish how many properties were involved, whether any landlords were questioned or whether local police and civic authorities identified failures in tenant verification.
The immediate facts confirmed in the supplied material are the reported NCB action, the arrests and the earlier Kasna seizure. The alleged Mexican cartel connection, the suspected Dubai-based funding channels and the broader claim that foreign criminal networks are establishing a base in the NCR require confirmation through an NCB statement, charge sheet, court record or other primary documentation. Further developments will depend on the investigation and the legal proceedings involving the arrested individuals.
