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Two Nigerian nationals, auto driver held with 147 grams of cocaine and 0.22 grams of LSD

Apr 01, 2023 11:02 PM IST

Ghodke under the guidance of seniors from Wagle unit 5 reached the spot and arrested Paul who was in possession of 32 grams of cocaine worth approximately ₹12.80 lakh and 0.2 grams of LSD valued at approximately ₹1.20 lakh. The officers seized the drugs and registered a case against Paul at Kasarvadvali police station

Thane: In a major crackdown on selling cocaine and LSD (a potent psychedelic drug) the Thane city crime branch officials arrested two Nigerian nationals and one autorickshaw driver with 147 grams of cocaine and 0.22 grams of LSD worth over 61 lakh.

Thane, India - April 01, 2023: Thane crime branch arrest two Nigerian citizens for smuggling drugs, in Thane, India, on Saturday, April 01, 2023. (Praful Gangurde/HT Photo) (HT PHOTO)
Thane, India - April 01, 2023: Thane crime branch arrest two Nigerian citizens for smuggling drugs, in Thane, India, on Saturday, April 01, 2023. (Praful Gangurde/HT Photo) (HT PHOTO)

On March 29, senior police inspector of crime branch unit 5 Vikas Ghodke received a tip-off that a Nigerian national named Paul Chukwu, 48, was reaching the front gate of a hotel at Ghodbunder Road in Anand Nagar, Thane to sell cocaine.

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Ghodke under the guidance of seniors from Wagle unit 5 reached the spot and arrested Paul who was in possession of 32 grams of cocaine worth approximately 12.80 lakh and 0.2 grams of LSD valued at approximately 1.20 lakh. The officers seized the drugs and registered a case against Paul at Kasarvadvali police station.

In a second arrest and seizure, on March 31, Nigerian national Gok Ajah, 32, was arrested from Indira Nagar, Wagle Estate in Thane after crime branch received an information that he was going to sell cocaine in the area with his alleged accomplice autorickshaw driver Laxman Anirudh, 27, a resident of Santacruz, Mumbai. The officials seized 115 grams of cocaine worth 47.01 lakh from them. Both were booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.

“We are checking if more people are involved in the sale of drugs in the city. This is one of the major crackdowns as it will help investigate further and give more leads to the illegal sale of drugs in the city,” said an officer of crime branch, Thane.

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