India, April 7 -- A 66-year-old Nigerian who was arrested in May 2023 over a Rs.420 crore methamphetamine (MDMA) lab case, along with 12 others, died at the Luksar jail on Sunday following a prolonged kidney disease, officials said on Monday.

A probe panel has been formed on Monday and a post-mortem was conducted, they added.

The accused, a Nigeria national and a resident of Mitra Enclave in Omega-1 in Greater Noida, was arrested along with two others on May 30, 2023. Police had recovered 30.9 kilograms of MDMA, worth around Rs.120 crore in the international market from their possession.

His arrest was made after 10 foreign nationals-nine from Nigeria and one from Senegal-were arrested on May 16, 2023 from Theta 2 in Greater Noida with...