An Indian-origin man in Arkansas, Kapil Raghu, is fighting to have his US visa reinstated after a routine traffic stop turned into a nightmare. Raghu was arrested in May when local police mistook a designer perfume labelled “opium” for illegal narcotics, leading to his detention by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). He is now living under the threat of deportation, his attorney said.

Traffic Stop Turns Legal Nightmare

Raghu, married to an American citizen and pursuing permanent residency, was pulled over by Benton police on May 3 for a minor traffic violation. Police discovered a small bottle labelled “opium” in his car and assumed it contained illegal drugs. Despite his insistence that it was perfume, he was arrested on suspicion of drug possession.

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