Bengaluru: 2 Nigerians held with 14.5 grams cocaine

Team Udayavani, Aug 11, 2020, 3:55 PM IST

Bengaluru: The Anti-Narcotics Wing in the Agrahara area of Sampigehalli arrested two Nigerian nationals and seized 14.5 grams of cocaine.

The arrested persons have been identified as Christian Ozoemena Chimerie (20) and Okonkwo Benjamin Chukwudi (30).

Joint Commissioner of Police, Crime, Bengaluru, Sandeep Patil said that the arrested Nigerian nationals were on a business visa. 2 two-wheelers, 3 mobile phones, and a weighing machine were also seized.

The police said that the approximate value of the seized items is around Rs 3 lakhs.

Patil said that they used to get cocaine from some Nigerians and used to sell it to their customers.