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Nigerian of South-east descent has been caught trafficking contraband
substance in far-away Asia amid the grave punishment attached to it.
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Calangute police arrested a Nigerian national identified as Victor
Igwe Amos during a narcotic raid conducted during last night at Porie
Ground, Calangute.
The 32-year-old resident of Lagos, Nigeria was found in possession
of 190 grams of Ganja and 17 grams of Charas worth a total of Rs 50,000
in the international market.
The police have registered an offence under Section 20(b)(ii)(A) of
NDPS Act. Police Inspector Jivba Dalvi received information from
reliable sources about a Nigerian national coming to sell drugs in the
Calangute area. Immediately within a short period, a team was formed
comprising Dalvi, police-sub inspectors Rishikesh Patil, Videsh
Pilgaonkar, Prajeet Mandrekar, Sitaram Malik and police constables
Swapnil Simepurushkar, Vidyanand Amonkar, Dinesh Morajkar, Yogesh
Bordekar and Amir Naik, police officials said.
The raid was conducted successfully and the accused person was apprehended. "During
the interrogation, it was revealed that the accused Nigerian is not
having any passport or travel document. Hence after conducting inquiry
on Tuesday morning, the police have registered another offence against
Victor Amos for overstaying in India under section 7(1)(3) of Foreigners
Order Act, 1948 R/w section 14 of Foreigners Act, 1946 and section
3(2)(a) & 6(a) of Passport Entry into India Act," a police official said.
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