A team of Crime Branch of the Chandigarh Police arrested a Nigerian native with five gram cocaine worth `5 lakh in the International market from Sector-18, on Friday. Dav-otokhinea, the Nigerian was nabbed during a special trap.
Rajbir Singh, Investigation Officer (IO) posted at Crime branch, said that Dav had been living in a rented accommodation at Dashmesh Nagar of Zirakpur and was involved in drug peddling in Chandigarh and surrounding areas for a long time.
He added that a case against Dav was also registered in UT police under foreign Act in the year 2008.
During further interrogation with the accused, he admitted that he brought the cocaine from Delhi and was going to deliver it to a customer. However police was unable to know the whereabouts of the customer.
“During investigation, we will try to find out the involvement of other people in the drug peddling racket in Chandigarh and surrounding areas,” the Investigation Officer said.
A case under section 21 of NDPS Act has been registered against Dav-otokhinea. He was produced in district court, where court sent him for four days police remand.