Two Nigerians held for running drug racket
March 30th, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Two Nigerian nationals were arrested in the capital for running a contraband racket and 120 grams of cocaine were seized from them, police said Wednesday.
The police got the breakthrough after they apprehended Shobhan Mittal, a businessman, with two grams of cocaine near Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium area in south Delhi Tuesday.
During interrogation, Mittal revealed that he had bought the drugs for his own consumption from a Nigerian, Akanbi Olamilekan Mohemmed, 35.
“Akanbi Olamilekan Mohemmed was nabbed with 10 grams of cocaine from Saket. After that, Mohemmed Owolabi Adigun, 56, was arrested with 110 grams cocaine,” Deputy Commissioner of Police Arun Kampani said.
“They used to sell drugs to customers at private parties, bars and night clubs in Delhi,” said Kampani.
Mohemmed Owolabi Adigun, an architect, was pursuing his textile business in Nigeria before coming to India in 2007 on a business visa. His visa had expired in 2009.
Akanbi Olamilekan Mohemmed came to Delhi from Lagos Nigeria in February, 2011 on business visa.
- Nigerian arrested with cocaine - Feb 25, 2011
- Three Nigerians held with drugs in Delhi - May 20, 2011
- Two foreigners held with heroin worth Rs.3 crore - Apr 06, 2011
- Two foreigners held for drug trafficking - Oct 13, 2011
- Nigerian held with cocaine in Delhi - Mar 12, 2012
- Nigerian arrested with cocaine in Delhi - May 18, 2012
- Two Nigerians held in Hyderabad for supplying drugs - Oct 23, 2011
- Nigerian held with cocaine worth Rs.1.75 crore - Jan 01, 2012
- Nigerian held with Rs.40 lakh cocaine - May 03, 2011
- Manipuri youth held with banned substance worth Rs.2 crore - Apr 04, 2011
- Nigerian drug peddler arrested - Mar 30, 2012
- Nigerian arrested with Rs.2.5 crore of cocaine - Mar 02, 2012
- African held with Rs.2 crore-worth cocaine at Delhi airport (Lead) - Jan 23, 2012
- Nigerian drug peddler held in Delhi (Lead) - Jan 11, 2011
- Drugs seized, five arrested - Aug 08, 2011
Tags: arun, business visa, businessman, cocaine, coming to india, commissioner of police, deputy commissioner, drug racket, interrogation, jawaharlal nehru, jawaharlal nehru stadium, lagos nigeria, New Delhi, nigerian nationals, nigerians, night clubs, private parties, saket, south delhi, textile business