Indian Man Wrongfully Detained for a Month After Police Mistake Perfume for Opium: A Visa Nightmare

Oct 04, 2025 02:13 pm CST

An Indian national pursuing US citizenship faced a month-long detention after Arkansas police mistook his YSL "Opium" perfume for actual drugs during a routine traffic stop. Despite lab confirmation that the substance was merely perfume, Kapil Raghu spent three days in county jail before being transferred to ICE custody for 30 days due to a visa complication, highlighting the severe consequences of law enforcement errors in immigration cases.