Operatives of the Mumbai Police Anti-Narcotics Cell have arrested a 36-year-old Nigerian national, Nnamdi Augustine Samuel, with drugs worth Rs 35 lakh (N18 million).
According to a report by the Times of India, Okoro was arrested under the NDPS act near Dockyard Road in Mumbai on Sunday. On conducting a search, officials recovered 61g of mephedrone and 154g of methamphetamine, collectively valued at over Rs 35 lakh.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Prakash Jadhav of the ANC said that Okoro had been arrested in 2018 for his alleged role in an attack on police personnel.
According to him, Okoro came to India a few years ago and had been arrested along with seven other Nigerians with commercial quantities of contraband.
He was found with 56 grams MD and 38 bore revolver and a case was registered against him with Byculla police station. An investigation is ongoing, said Jadhav.
