Nigerian national held for drug trafficking

Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police here on Wednesday arrested two persons including a Nigerian national and seized 44 grams of the narcotic drug mephedrone. Acting on a tip-off, special operation team of police nabbed Chimaosi Simon Chukwu, a Nigerian national, and Manish Kumar Goel at Sun City here, a release said.

Simon was living in India since 2013 and supplying drugs to the clients in Goa, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and other cities, police said. "As per his confession, the drug is called as “Mio” and he was sourcing it from his friend Osas, also a Nigerian, who lives in Bengaluru," the release said, adding that Osas was absconding. The two men were handed over to Rajendranagar Police Station for further probe.