A Nigerian national, Uche Ihuarulam, has been arrested in Mumbai, India with 550 grams of mephedrone, worth Rs 55 lakh.
The drugs were seized from him by the Anti Narcotics Cell (ANC).
The Worli unit of ANC was said to have received a tip-off about a Nigerian coming to deliver mephedrone at Sewri-Wadala road on Sunday evening.
Accordingly, the unit laid a trap and detained 31-year-old Ihuarulam.
“On conducting a search, we found 550 gm of mephedrone on him and arrested him,” the officer said.
An Indian newspaper, Indian Express, quoted the officer as saying that during his interrogation, they found that Ihuarulam had been staying in India for the last three years and is part of a gang of Nigerian nationals that supplied drugs to the city.
The officer alleged that in the last few months, there have been several cases of narcotics, especially mephedrone, being smuggled into Mumbai by gangs of Nigerian nationals residing in Navi Mumbai and Vasai-Virar.
“We are keeping an eye on these gangs that supply narcotics to the city.”
