Nigerian national arrested in Navi Mumbai for possessing drugs worth Rs 12 lakh
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Thane, May 1
Police have arrested a Nigerian national and seized the banned drug methaqualone worth Rs 11.6 lakh from his possession in Navi Mumbai township, an official said on Monday.
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Acting on a tip-off, the Navi Mumbai police’s Anti-Narcotics Cell raided a flat in Taloja area on Saturday.
They nabbed the accused, Boniface Emenike (45), hailing from Awkuzu in Nigeria, and seized 116 grams of methaqualone from his possession, the police said in a release.
During questioning, it came to light that the accused did not possess any visa or passport for travel and stay in India, it said.
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The accused was booked under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, the Passports Act and the Foreigners Act, the release said.
The police were trying to find out from where the accused procured the contraband and to whom he planned to sell it.
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