Nigerian man arrested for allegedly running big drug ring from immigration detention in Australia  

A 49-year-old Nigerian man has been busted for allegedly running a drug operaton from inside a deportation centre in Sydney, Australia.

The police in a statement said they stormed Villawood Detention Centre, where they allegedly found two kilograms of meth worth $165,000 hidden inside porridge boxes.

The Nigerian man, Dirichukwu Patrick Nweke, was arrested on July 11 and taken to Bankstown Police Station, where he was charged with two counts of supplying indictable quantity of prohibited drug.

Police alleged that Nweke was using an encrypted messaging service and had established a network of runners outside the detention centre, who he coordinated and tasked to distribute meth and cocaine throughout Sydney.

As part of the operation, Police then raided addresses in Sydney’s east and west.

In Liverpool, police alleged a drug runner tried to flush 750 grams of meth and 90 grams of heroin down the toilet when police arrived.

A further 90 grams of heroin was allegedly found on the bathroom floor and $325,000 in cash found at the property.

Police arrested a 24-year-old man, who they allege was a runner for the Nigerian man in detention, and charged him with a range of offences.

“During the search, police located 750g of methylamphetamine and 90g of heroin in a toilet bowl, in what police will allege was an attempt to dispose of the drugs,” Detective Superintendent Peter Faux said at a press conference.

“Police also located and seized $325,000 in cash and a Dedicated Encrypted Criminal Communication Device.”

Police said this week’s efforts led to three separate syndicates dismantled across the city.

“The street value of those drugs which we’ve seized is in excess of $9 million.”

Nweke appeared in Bankstown Local Court on July 12 and was refused bail while the alleged runner faced court on the same day as his arrest.