The mobile phone of a Nigerian Indian hemp smuggler, has proven a hard nut for Indian police.
Indian police in the city of Visakhapatnam, desirous of knowing the Nigerian contacts announced last night their frustration in being unable to unlock his
The Nigerian, identified as Charles Chuks was arrested Saturday night by the City Task Force with 25kg of dry ganja. It was learned that Chuks, 40, who came to India about 18 months ago on a business visa, was living in Hyderabad.
He was the second Nigerian to be arrested for ganja smuggling in the city, The Hindu newspaper said.
Investigation revealed that Chuks had visited Visakhapatnam and some other parts in Vizag Agency five times in the past few months and he had smuggled ganja to Hyderabad, Nagpur, Delhi and Chennai.
Chuks visited some remote areas in the Agency and established contacts with local ganja smugglers to procure the contraband from them, said Mr. Chittibabu. The seized hemp also was procured from the Agency area.
“We are yet to ascertain the profession of the foreigner in India and we failed to unlock the mobile phone of the foreigner. Though we have seized the passport of the Nigerian, we are yet to ascertain whether it is genuine or fake,” Mr. Chittibabu added.
The Nigerian has been handed over to Inspector of Dwaraka police station for further investigation.
Last year, another Nigerian, identified as Ikechukwu Augustine, 23, was arrested by the CTF team and about 50 kg of dry ganja was recovered from him.
Augustine also had come to India on a tourist visa and established contacts with the local ganja traders with the help of few persons in Visakhapatnam.
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