{"id":148943,"date":"2025-10-13T14:01:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T13:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=148943"},"modified":"2025-10-13T14:03:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T13:03:23","slug":"nigerian-arrested-in-india-with-cocaine-worth-n861-71-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=148943","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian arrested in India with cocaine worth N861.71 million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian arrested in India with cocaine worth N861.71 million<\/p>\n<p>The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of the Mumbai Police in India has arrested a Nigerian national following the seizure of 523 grams of cocaine valued at approximately \u20b95.23 crore (worth about N861,705,887.60) during an early morning operation on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>According to https:\/\/www.lokmattimes.com, police sources said the operation was conducted around 4:15 a.m. near Diamond Ayva Hostel on Hansmukh Road, Vakola, after a patrol team noticed a man loitering suspiciously on the pavement.<\/p>\n<p>Officers reportedly invited independent witnesses to the scene before carrying out a search.<\/p>\n<p>A white nylon bag was allegedly found in the suspect\u2019s possession, which contained a transparent plastic pouch holding the cocaine<\/p>\n<p>A senior officer confirmed that a field test using a chemical detection kit turned light blue, indicating the substance was cocaine.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect, identified as 30-year-old Nsude Chimaobi Igwesi, was subsequently taken into custody. A formal complaint was filed by Police Constable Amol Salunkhe, and the Bandra Unit of the ANC registered a case under Sections 8(c) and 21(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on X at the weekend, India\u2019s largest Independent News Agency, IANS, said, \u201cMumbai Crime Branch\u2019s Anti-Narcotics Bandra unit arrested Nigerian national Nsude Chimaobi Igwesi (30) from Santacruz-Vakola, seizing 523 grams of cocaine worth \u20b95.23 crore.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect was spotted during patrolling, and tests confirmed the substance as cocaine. A case under the NDPS Act has been registered, and investigations are ongoing to trace the drug\u2019s source and intended recipients: Mumbai Crime Branch.\u201d<br \/>\n(Guardian)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian arrested in India with cocaine worth N861.71 million The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of the Mumbai Police in India has arrested a Nigerian national following the seizure of 523 grams of cocaine valued at approximately \u20b95.23 crore (worth about N861,705,887.60) during an early morning operation on Saturday. 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