Bengaluru: Foreign national held for drug peddling; cocaine, MDMA worth Rs 75 lakh seized

Bengaluru: Bandepalya police have arrested a Nigerian national for allegedly peddling drugs and seized narcotics worth Rs 75 lakh from his possession.

The accused has been identified as Chibugo Godwin, 45, a native of Nigeria, police said.

According to investigators, acting on a tip-off, the Bandepalya police apprehended Godwin near Somasandrapalya Lake on October 30.

"During interrogation, the suspect revealed that he had come to India in 2018 on a business visa and was initially engaged in the garment trade in Delhi. About three months ago, he moved to Bengaluru and began living with an acquaintance,” the police said in a statement.

Investigations revealed that Godwin purchased MDMA tablets and cocaine at low rates from an unidentified source and sold them at higher prices to college students and other buyers.

Police recovered 752 grams of MDMA tablets, 8.37 grams of cocaine powder, and one two-wheeler used by the accused for distribution.

The total value of the seized drugs is estimated at Rs 75 lakh. Godwin was produced before the court on October 31 and remanded in judicial custody, police added.