Suspected Nigeria peddler arrested in India with drugs worth over N10million

A 30 year Nigerian citizen has been arrested in Mumbai, India by the Anti Narcotics Cell (ANC) with drugs worth over N10m.

The culprit identified as Chikou Jerome Amen was apprehended when he had come to deliver the contraband substance on Thursday, May 20. A total of 150 Grans of mephedrone (MD) worth 218 lakh was seized from him.

Acting on a specific information, a team from Bandra unit of ANC laid a trap at KC Road in Bandra West on Thursday afternoon and apprehended Amen at the crime scene.

After the150 grams of MD was recovered, the accused was charged under the provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) act.

He was produced before the court on Friday, which sent him to police custody.