<p>The Karnataka government is looking at the ‘Goa model’ to deport Nigerian nationals overstaying in Bengaluru, Home Minister G Parameshwara told the Legislative Council on Thursday. <br /><br />Answering a question by V Somanna of the BJP, he said drug peddling was “high” among Nigerians in Karnataka, especially in Bengaluru. After the expiry of their visa, some of them “deliberately” commit a petty crime, get bail and carry on with their illegal business, he said. <br />Parameshwara said police cannot deport them until the cases are adjudicated by the courts. In Goa, such cases are withdrawn and foreigners are deported. </p>.<p><br />“We are considering whether such a method can be followed in the state,” he added. <br />According to Parameshwara, 31 Nigerians had been booked for drug peddling by the Bengaluru police from 2015 till date. Many of them had arrived in Karnataka as students. <br />He said 48 police stations had been identified where police had been sensitised to the modus operandi of the drug peddlers. <br />DH News Service</p>
<p>The Karnataka government is looking at the ‘Goa model’ to deport Nigerian nationals overstaying in Bengaluru, Home Minister G Parameshwara told the Legislative Council on Thursday. <br /><br />Answering a question by V Somanna of the BJP, he said drug peddling was “high” among Nigerians in Karnataka, especially in Bengaluru. After the expiry of their visa, some of them “deliberately” commit a petty crime, get bail and carry on with their illegal business, he said. <br />Parameshwara said police cannot deport them until the cases are adjudicated by the courts. In Goa, such cases are withdrawn and foreigners are deported. </p>.<p><br />“We are considering whether such a method can be followed in the state,” he added. <br />According to Parameshwara, 31 Nigerians had been booked for drug peddling by the Bengaluru police from 2015 till date. Many of them had arrived in Karnataka as students. <br />He said 48 police stations had been identified where police had been sensitised to the modus operandi of the drug peddlers. <br />DH News Service</p>