Nigerian held for drug peddling; cocaine seized
Hyderabad: A 32-year-old Nigerian national was on Tuesday arrested here on the charge of drug peddling and six grams of cocaine seized from him, police said.
Based on reliable information, a police team nabbed the foreigner, a B.Com final year student of a city college, and seized the narcotic, they said.
During inquiry, it emerged that he used to deliver drugs in the city as per the instructions of another Nigerian national for a commission, a police release said.
He was charging Rs 8,000 per gram of cocaine from customers, it said.
Police said they also seized a scooter and Rs 15,000 cash from the arrested Nigerian.
