Posted by Amarachi on Wed 10th Jan, 2024 - tori.ng
The accused was produced in court and subsequently remanded to police custody until January 12, 2024.
A Nigerian national has been arrested by the police in Mumbai over alleged possession of cocaine worth Rs 1.25 crore in the western suburb of Andheri.
The Bandra unit of the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) apprehended the accused with 125 gm of cocaine on Monday, January 8, 2024, an official said on Tuesday.
A probe revealed that the accused sold cocaine in Mumbai city and suburbs.
The accused was produced in court and subsequently remanded to police custody until January 12, 2024.
Further investigations are underway to trace others from his gang, he said.
In a special operation in 2023-24, the ANC seized contraband worth more than Rs 56 crore and arrested 231 drug peddlers, including 17 Nigerians and two Tanzanians, the official added.
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