The Delhi Police has arrested a 33-year-old Nigerian for allegedly supplying drugs in the national Capital.
Police said they have recovered around 150 grams of cocaine, valued at Rs1.5 crore in the international market, from the possession of the accused.
The accused has been identified as Orji Eugene Jideofor, a resident of Aninri in Nigeria. Police said that Jideofor was residing at Chhatarpur area.
According to Anto Alphonse, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Dwarka district, the accused was arrested from Sewak Park near Dwarka Mor on Saturday, where he had come to supply cocaine to another foreign national.
"During investigation, it was revealed that the accused came to India from Nigeria on a three-month visa in January, 2015 and was staying illegally since the expiry of his visa," said the DCP.
"Investigations revealed that the seized drug was meant to be supplied in pubs, rave parties, concerts and educational institutions. Addicts snort cocaine through the nose, rub it into their gums or dissolve it in water and inject it into the blood stream," the DCP said.
"Jideofor was produced in a metropolitan court in the city on Sunday and has been remanded to two days police custody," the DCP added.