Nigerian, two addicts arrested for peddling

Mohali, October 20 

Sleuths of the Special Task Force (STF) arrested three drug peddlers, including a Nigerian, with 150 gm of heroin. 

The accused have been identified as Nonso Ifedioroa from Nigeria, Mukesh Kumar, alias Bobby, a resident of Muktsar, and Pushpinder Singh, alias Ravi, from Baari village in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. 

According to Rajinder Singh Sohal, Superintendent of Police (SP), STF, the accused were arrested while on their way to Mohali in a black SUV. They were going to supply heroin to their regular customers. 

SP Sohal said during preliminary investigation, Nonso confessed that he, along with Bobby and Ravi, used to procure drugs from Delhi and sell it in Mohali, Chandigarh and nearby areas. 

“Nonso had arrived in India in 2017 on a business visa. Earlier, he was into the garments and cosmetics business. His visa had expired in March this year but he did not return to his country,” said Sohal. 

He added that Bobby had recently completed his graduation from Panjab University. “Bobby himself is a drug addict. He is into the drug trade for the past three years,” said Sohal, adding that Ravi was booked in similar cases earlier too. 

Ravi is a graduate with BSc degree. “He has been into the drug business for the past two years. He is ,too, a drug addict,” added Sohal. — TNS