November 22, (THEWILL) – Operatives of the Mumbai Police Crime Unit, have arrested a Nigerian national, Anthony Akueche (39), for alleged possession of commercial quantities of Mephedrone (MD) and cocaine worth Rs 5.36 crore (298 million).
The accused had allegedly come from Delhi, India to sell the drugs before he was arrested early Sunday in Wadala.
According to The Indian Express, the police acted on intelligent inputs that a Nigerian national was headed to Anik bus depot on Chembur-Sewree road in Wadala to sell the contraband.
The police said a team of crime branch officials laid a trap in the area, while around 2.50am, they spotted the man carrying a bag near the spot, adding that the team caught him and a search on his bag uncovered five “ladies’ purses”.
It said the purses (newly bought)were big in size and of different colours and that an additional layer of cloth was knitted inside the purses to hide the drugs.
The officials found 4.96 kg of MD worth Rs 4.96 crore along with 198 grams of cocaine worth 39.60 lakh on him.
The accused, Akueche has been booked under the NDPS (Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act and produced before a court, which remanded him in police custody till November 25.
Senior inspector of Unit 4, Indrajit More, said in all, drugs worth Rs 5.36 crore have been seized.
He said the accused came to India on a business visa and bought the drugs from Delhi, adding that further probe is ongoing
