Two Nigerians held for selling cocaine

CCB sleuths arrested two Nigerian nationals for selling cocaine in Bhoopasandra. The suspects are identified as Bright Ighalo, 36, and Ibe Chinedu Mike, 33. The police recovered 300 grams of cocaine estimated to be worth at least Rs 20 lakh in the international market, seven mobile phones, two weighing machines and cash of Rs 6 lakh.

On a tip-off, the police arrested the two near Bhoopasandra bus stand when they were trying to sell cocaine. The suspects told the police that they had procured the banned substance from one U C Uchee in Mumbai. They packed the cocaine in small sachets and were selling them to college students and youths in the city, said the police.