Bengaluru: African drug-peddler arrested; cocaine seized

The Central Crime Branch (CCB) of Bengaluru arrested an African drug peddler on Wednesday, Joint Commissioner of Police Sandeep Patil informed.


ANI | Bengaluru (Karnataka) | Updated: 16-06-2021 12:55 IST | Created: 16-06-2021 12:55 IST
Bengaluru: African drug-peddler arrested; cocaine seized
Seized cocaine (Photo: Sandeep Patil, Joint Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru Twitter handle). Image Credit: ANI
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The Central Crime Branch (CCB) of Bengaluru arrested an African drug peddler on Wednesday, Joint Commissioner of Police Sandeep Patil informed. The police have seized cocaine from the foreign national, who came to India on a student Visa.

"These can pass off as simple looking chalk powder..but is synthetic drug Cocaine. One African drug peddler arrested by CCB.. Cocaine seized.. came to India on a student Visa & indulged in drug trafficking.. case booked under NDPS and Foreigners Act..", Patil tweeted. A case under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) and Foreigners Act has been registered.

Further investigation is underway. (ANI)

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