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A 46-year-old Nigerian national has been arrested in Mumbai with 203 grams of cocaine, valued at approximately Rs 2.03 crore, police said on Saturday.According to officials of the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Worli police station, the accused, identified as Eze Samuel Nweze, a native of Uburu in Nigeria’s Ebonyi state, was allegedly residing illegally in Nalasopara near Mumbai without a valid visa.He was spotted carrying a black bag near Doordarshan Kendra in Worli on Thursday night by a police patrol team, the official said.On noticing the police vehicle, Nweze allegedly attempted to flee but was soon apprehended. He is also said to have confessed to being in the area to supply cocaine to potential customers, the official added.Police said a case has been registered against him under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and further investigation is underway.Last month, two foreign nationals were arrested in south Delhi’s Maidan Garhi for allegedly trafficking narcotics, with police recovering a commercial quantity of cocaine along with other psychotropic substances.Police said the arrests were made following specific intelligence received on April 27 about two men arriving in the area to supply drugs. Acting on the tip-off, a Maidan Garhi police team laid a trap at the identified location. During the operation, police recovered 102 grams of cocaine, classified as a commercial quantity, along with 13 grams of MDMA and 85 grams of methaqualone, which falls under the intermediate quantity category.The accused were identified as Chijioke Wisdom (26), a resident of Lagos, Nigeria, and Chiqozie (43), from Owerri in Imo State, Nigeria. Police said both were found living in India without valid visas.
