Officials
of the Indian Narcotics Control Bureau have arrested a Nigerian
national with 155.5 grams of cocaine when he disembarked from a sleeper
bus from Mumbai.
The arrested Nigerian man, Chukwudu
A 30-year-old Nigerian man identified as Ozy Chukwudu, has been
arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Bengaluru India, on
Wednesday, July 25, with 155.5 grams of cocaine which was being
transported from Mumbai to the city.
According to reports, Chukwudu was intercepted by the NCB sleuths
when he disembarked from a sleeper bus from Mumbai to Bengaluru. With
specific information of cocaine smuggling, the NCB team was waiting for
his arrival from Mumbai.
Chukwudu, who did not have a passport and other documents, was
carrying a polythene bag with 11 capsules which contained cocaine.
The drug was brought to Mumbai by an unidentified man hiding it in
his stomach and was later handed over to Chukwudu to be brought to
Bengaluru.
A press release by the NCB, Bengaluru, said the value of the
contraband is said to be around Rs 93 lakh in the international market.
"Based on examination, he was arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act," said Sunil Kumar Sinha, zonal director, NCB, Bengaluru.
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