Nigerian nationals arrested for peddling drugs in city

The Electronics City police have arrested a 34-year-old Nigerian national and his female friend allegedly red-handed and recovered 490 g of MDMA crystals and 43 g of cocaine worth ₹ 2.15 crore from them.

Based on the tip-off, a team of police caught Okey Samuel, 34, and Q. Topista, 27, with the drugs while they were allegedly waiting for their clients to deliver them.

The duo sourced the drugs from their contacts from outside the State and were selling it to their clients, who were IT professionals and students, said the police.

Th probe revealed that the accused had come to India in 2011 and overstayed after expiry of their visas. The duo had forged the travel documents to rent houses, which is being probed .