Three Nigerian drug peddlers and a Hyderabad resident were arrested in a decoy operation in Bangalore and cocaine, MDMA worth 1 crore were seized from them. The operation followed arrest of two persons- Thrissur resident and Manikonda resident - who disclosed they bought drugs from Nigerian nationals in Bangalore, said CV Anand, director of Telangana State Anti-Narcotics Bureau.
Nigerian nationals in the net included Agbowo Maxwell Nnabuisi, Okeke Chigozie Blessing, Ikem Austin Obaka and P Sai Akesh, but they are yet to disclosed how they sourced the drugs. " The kingpin, Maxwell, came to Mumbai in 2011 on a medical visa. After few months, he moved to Bangaloe and changed his identity. In 2012, Blessing came to Mumbai on a business visa and moved to Tripur in Tamilnadu. A decade later, Blessing touched down in Bangalore and began staying with Maxwell. Austin too came to India on student visa and took shelter in Bangalore in 2021. " said CV Anand.
After reaching Bangalore, Maxwell created a fake passport in the name of Kweku Essuman Kwame. Using the fake passport as document, he rented a house in MS Nagar in Bangalore and took an internet connection and used it as a hub for peddling drugs along with his friend Mazee," police said. The African used virtual numbers to avoid detection.
"Maxwell and Mazee opened a bank account in Coimbatire, in 2020. They would ask their custimers to credit money in bank account to supply the drugs." said Mr.Anand, adding 4 crore was deposited in the account in six months. Police officials are analysing the transaction to trace other people involved in the offence.
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