Nigerian nabbed with drugs in Mumbai

Nigerian nabbed with drugs in Mumbai

PTIUpdated: Tuesday, December 17, 2019, 08:09 PM IST
article-image
Representational Pic |

Mumbai, Dec 17 (PTI) A 27-year-old Nigerian national has been arrested for possession of mephedrone worth Rs 4.20 lakh in the eastern suburb of Mankhurd here, police said on Tuesday.

The Anti Narcotics Cell's Ghatkopar unit on Monday arrested Anayo Okolie Sanday, a resident of Nallasopara in neighbouring Thane district, an official said.

Sanday had come to sell the drugs on Sion-Panvel Expressway and was nabbed after being identified by an informant, he said.

The police seized 210 gm of mephedrone worth Rs 4.20 lakh from the accused, he added.

The police have registered a case under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and are investigating the source of the drug and to whom it was being supplied to, the official said.

RECENT STORIES

Maharashtra Lok Sabha Elections 2024: NCP 6 Seats In Mahayuti Alliance Come With 'Terms &...

Maharashtra Lok Sabha Elections 2024: NCP 6 Seats In Mahayuti Alliance Come With 'Terms &...

Mumbai News: MSRDC Announces Toll Hike On Bandra-Worli Sea Link From April 1; Check New Rates Here

Mumbai News: MSRDC Announces Toll Hike On Bandra-Worli Sea Link From April 1; Check New Rates Here

Attention Mumbaikars! Fares Of Shared Cabs To Pune, Nashik & Shirdi Hiked; Check Details Here

Attention Mumbaikars! Fares Of Shared Cabs To Pune, Nashik & Shirdi Hiked; Check Details Here

Mumbai: Sena UBT Lok Sabha Candidate Amol Kirtikar Receives 2nd ED Summon In Khichdi Scam Case;...

Mumbai: Sena UBT Lok Sabha Candidate Amol Kirtikar Receives 2nd ED Summon In Khichdi Scam Case;...

Mumbai: Drugs Sent In Foreign Post; 1 Arrested

Mumbai: Drugs Sent In Foreign Post; 1 Arrested