Nigerian held with cocaine worth Rs 30L

NEW DELHI: A Nigerian national has been arrested with 37 grams cocaine worth Rs 30 lakh. Police received a tip-off on Sunday that a man called Alexander will come to Laxmi Nagar Metro station to deliver a consignment of cocaine. A team led by inspector Vivek Pathak tracked the accused’s movements and arrested him. The accused has been identified as Ifeanye Alexander Obi (33), a resident of Palam Colony in southwest Delhi.
“During interrogation, the accused said that he wanted to start a business of exporting readymade garments from India to Nigeria but was low on capital. He came in contact with another Nigerian called Chekwube who offered Alexander the option to join him and start supplying cocaine to earn easy money,” said additional commissioner of police, Ravindra Yadav.