Nigerian held with 20gm cocaine in Pune

Pune: The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Pune city police arrested a Nigerian citizen possessing cocaine worth ₹four lakh on Tuesday

Pune: The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Pune city police arrested a Nigerian citizen possessing cocaine worth ₹four lakh on Tuesday. The arrest was made following an input given by the Military Intelligence (MI) branch of the Indian Army’s Southern Command.

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The accused identified as Shuaib Taofiq Owolabi (40), a resident of Vashi in Navi Mumbai, was nabbed near Rajyog Society in Baner. According to the sleuths, 20 gm cocaine has been seized from his possession besides other materials, including his passport and mobile phone. An FIR has been lodged against Owolabi at Chatuhshrungi police station for offences under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

The action was taken under the guidance of Commissioner of Police Amitabh Gupta, Additional CP Ashok Morale, DCP (Crime) Srinivas Ghadge and ACP Surendra Deshmukh. The team comprised senior police inspector Vinayak Gaikwad and policemen Pravin Shirke, Sujit Wadekar, Sandip Jadhav, Rahul Joshi, Pravin Uttekar, Nitin Jadhav, Pandurang Pawar and Sandesh Kakade.