?A 26-year-old Nigerian national was arrested for alleged possession of cocaine worth Rs 44.8 lakh in Maharashtra's Thane city, police said on Wednesday.
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Maharashtra: Nigerian Man Held With Cocaine Worth Rs 44.8 Lakh In Thane
The police are now probing the involvement of more Nigerians in a racket operating in Mumbai and Thane, the official said.
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Chukwebuka Ujoigve, a resident of Saki Naka in neighbouring Mumbai, was nabbed on Tuesday and, 112 gm of the contraband was seized from his possession, he said.?
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The arrest came a day after the Crime Unit V Wagle Estate apprehended Nigerian national Dickson Chidibere Ije (30) on Monday and recovered drugs worth Rs 1.12 crore from him, senior inspector Vikas Ghodke said.
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Based on the information provided by Ije, the latest arrest was made, he said. The police are now probing the involvement of more Nigerians in a racket operating in Mumbai and Thane, the official said.?
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An offence under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered with the local police, he added.
With PTI inputs.
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