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Bengaluru: Three, including two foreigners held, drugs seized

The Sampigehalli police have arrested a 35-year-old Nigerian national and recovered 80 grams of MDMA worth ₹8 lakh from him. Similarly, the Yelahanka police arrested Nukusy Evra George, 34, who is from Rwanda, and his associate Mohammed Farooq, 29, of Shivajinagar, for peddling MDMA.

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Updated May 23, 2022, 15:25 IST

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Bengaluru: In two separate cases, the Sampigehalli police have arrested a 35-year-old Nigerian national and recovered 80 grams of MDMA worth ₹8 lakh from him.

The accused, identified as Jerry Chinoye, was a resident of Chikkajala. He was staying illegally and was peddling drugs to his clients, The Times of India reported. Based on a tip-off, a team of police raided the place near Chirumenahalli arch and arrested him ‘red-handed’.

The police recovered a mobile phone and a car from him. The police booked Jerry under the NDPS Act and are probing further to ascertain his source of drugs.

Similarly, in another case, the Yelahanka police arrested Nukusy Evra George, 34, who is from Rwanda, and his associate Mohammed Farooq, 29, of Shivajinagar, for peddling MDMA. The police seized 8 grams of MDMA from them.

Earlier, in February 2021, the anti-narcotics wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) police had arrested two foreign nationals and seized cocaine and ecstasy estimated to be worth around ₹15 lakh from them. According to the police then, the duo, who hail from Nigeria, were residing in Bengaluru even after their visas had expired.

The accused were identified as John Egwuatu Chinedu, 28, and Vincent Ejimofor, 37, were staying at B. Channasandra in Ramamurthynagar.

According to the police, John has been staying in the city for the last three years while Vincent recently came to Bengaluru from New Delhi. They allegedly confessed that they had come to India on business visas.

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