NEW DELHI: The Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested a Nigerian national for his alleged involvement in smuggling and peddling cocaine in Delhi. Police claimed to have recovered 3gm of cocaine worth Rs 1.25 lakh from his possession. The accused, identified as Ekene Okeke (26), hails from Lagos. He was apprehended at Shalimar Bagh on the night of February 23, said police.
The arrest came following investigation into an input that a few Nigerians were involved in supplying cocaine to clients, especially in hotels and discotheques. Okeke told police that he had come to deliver cocaine to a person
on the directions of his boss,
who is also a Nigerian national and is known as Prince, said a police officer.
"Prince is very cautious while communicating with his associates and clients, and does business with clients only after proper verification or with those referred by known persons from the circle of drug users," the police officer said.
Okeke is a well-known football player in Nigeria, and has played for a reputed football club in Lagos, police said. On his first visit to India in 2008 Okeke met Prince, who lured the former to work for him. Okeke had gone back to Nigeria in that year, but the lure of making a quick buck by supplying drugs prompted him to come to India again this year.
The arrest came following investigation into an input that a few Nigerians were involved in supplying cocaine to clients, especially in hotels and discotheques. Okeke told police that he had come to deliver cocaine to a person
on the directions of his boss,
who is also a Nigerian national and is known as Prince, said a police officer.
"Prince is very cautious while communicating with his associates and clients, and does business with clients only after proper verification or with those referred by known persons from the circle of drug users," the police officer said.
Okeke is a well-known football player in Nigeria, and has played for a reputed football club in Lagos, police said. On his first visit to India in 2008 Okeke met Prince, who lured the former to work for him. Okeke had gone back to Nigeria in that year, but the lure of making a quick buck by supplying drugs prompted him to come to India again this year.
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