LUCKNOW, July 19 -- An investigation into a Rs.68-lakh cyber fraud targeting a Lucknow resident has led the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) to uncover an alleged international cyber fraud and narcotics trafficking network, culminating in the arrest of a Nigerian national in Delhi with 5.085 kg of methamphetamine, an addictive drug, worth over Rs.10 crore in the international market. The accused, identified as Obase Prosper, a native of Imo State, Nigeria, was arrested in a joint operation by the UP STF and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) from the RK Puram area of Delhi on Saturday evening. According to STF officials, the operation stemmed from an ongoing investigation into a cyber fraud case registered at Madeyganj police station in Lucknow, where a city resident was allegedly duped of nearly Rs.68 lakh through a fake Facebook profile operated in the name of a purported United Kingdom resident. Investigators said the accused and his associates allegedly created fake identities on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp by impersonating citizens of the United States and the United Kingdom. They reportedly befriended Indian victims online, promised expensive gifts and foreign currency, and later posed as customs and income tax officials to extort money on the pretext of customs duty, taxes and clearance charges. During the investigation, STF found that the Lucknow victim had allegedly been sent forged banking documents and repeatedly coerced into transferring money through multiple transactions under fabricated claims of customs clearance and tax payments.htc...