5 Nigerians held for drug peddling

In two separate raids in the city, Central Crime Branch (CCB) sleuths arrested five Nigerian nationals on the charge of selling banned substances on Saturday.

On a tip-off, the police raided a rented house at Ramamurthy Nagar and arrested Udogala Augustine Arinze (29), Ebuka Emmanuel(37) and Peter Nwabunwanne (26).

In another raid conducted on a house at Hennur, the police arrested Zago Constant (32) and Ebele Ifekwu Ufearoh (53). The police have seized cocaine, 17 mobile phones, a pen drive, four passports, two bikes, all worth Rs 18 lakh, from the arrested. The police are ascertaining if the suspects have been overstaying in the city.