Photo: Nigerian drug peddler who was arrested twice in 2016 nabbed yesterday in India with 5gm of cocaine while waiting for clients

The City Crime Branch (CCB) officials, on Thursday, July 20th, raided a place and arrested a 29-year-old Nigerian national, who was peddling drugs in Bengaluru, India.


Based on a tip off, a team of officials nabbed Makuko Chukwuku Muolokwu while he was waiting for his clients at Bili Shivale bus stop at Kothanuru. Five grams of cocaine, seven mobile phones and a laptop were recovered from him. The total worth of the seized goods is said to be around 1.5 lakh.

Initial investigation revealed that Makuko had come to the city on a business visa two years ago.

He was arrested by Narcotics Control Bureau officials in 2016 and also by Ramamurthynagar police for similar cases. Though both cases are pending, he had continued to peddle drugs while out on bail, a senior police officer said.