Tuesday 13 March 2012

A Nigerian, Obiora Ikenna, from Anambra state held with cocaine in Delhi

New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) A 32-year-old Nigerian has been arrested here on charges of supplying cocaine, police said Monday.

Obiora Ikenna, from Anambra state, was arrested around 10 p.m. Sunday near Aya Chowk with eight grams of cocaine valued at more than Rs.10 lakh globally.

He told police he came to India 14 months back on a tourist visa and lived in Arjun Nagar. His visa expired on Feb 7, 2010.

“Initially, he exported ready-made garments, shoes and other accessories from Delhi to Lagos but incurred heavy losses,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police Chhaya Sharma.

Later, he met a Nigerian drug trafficker who lured him into the trade, said Sharma.

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