Deccan Chronicle

NIGERIAN ARRESTED IN DRUG BUST

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The Police on Sunday arrested two people in Secunderab­ad and recovered 180 grams of cocaine from their possession.

Ogugua John Bosco, 37, a native of Nigeria, has allegedly been smuggling drugs to Hyderabad and other south Indian cities from Mumbai. Mohammed Jaharullah sold the drugs Bosco supplied.

Investigat­ing officers said that in order to hide their identities, Bosco's ways of operating was that in which the customer and the seller delete each other's contacts from their cellphones as soon as the drugs and money were exchanged.

The police on Sunday arrested two people Ogugua John Bosco of Nigeria and Mohammed Jaharullah in Secunderab­ad and recovered 180 grams of cocaine from their possession.

According to the police, Bosco came to India on a business visa in June 2016 and has been living in Mumbai. “He exported garments bought from local manufactur­ers. A junkie himself, Bosco used to be in touch with African drug dealers in Mumbai and used to buy from them. In order to earn some extra bucks, he would smuggle the drugs to Hyderabad. He bought one gram of cocaine for `2,000 and sold it for `5,000 with the help of Jaharullah,” said B. Limba Reddy, DCP of the Commission­er’s Task Force.

Four days ago, Jaharullah contacted Bosco and told him to bring 80 grams of cocaine to Hyderabad. As per their plan, Bosco came to Madhuranag­ar Park at Yousufguda and when he delivered the drug to Jaharullah, the Task Force officers caught them and arrested them.

Beside the 80 grams of cocaine with Jaharullah, police also found 100 grams of cocaine with Bosco, who later confessed that he was going to deliver it to another peddler in Hyderabad.

Police said that Jaharullah once had contacts with other drug suppliers. After those suppliers went undergroun­d, he got the contact of Bosco from Mumbai.

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Two people including a Nigerian were arrested and 180 grams of cocaine were seized by cops on Sunday.

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