Police arrest alleged Nigerian drug peddler with 250 grams of cocaine in India

The police in Delhi, India has arrested an alleged interstate Nigerian drug peddler and seized 250 grams of cocaine from his possession at New Delhi Railway Station.

According to police, the accused, Victor Kaine, 35, was arrested on Saturday, September 19, 2020, by a police team on patrolling duty at New Delhi Railway Station.

It was gathered that, the police noticed the accused standing in suspicious condition near Taxi Stand. On sighting the police, he allegedly took to his heels, but the team chased and apprehended him.

On asking to produce identity credentials and passport, he showed the photocopy of his visa which had expired in the month of August 2020.

The police searched his bag, and found a pouch containing powder, which was later confirmed to be cocaine weighing 250 grams.

Police said Kaine had been visiting Delhi frequently and supplying cocaine through local contacts in the rave parties organised in the farmhouses in Delhi-NCR.

A case under section 21 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) and 14 Foreigners Act has been registered at Police Station, New Delhi Railway Station.