Nigerian national arrested with 2.2 kg amphetamine in Coimbatore
The Hindu
The seized contraband is worth around ₹1.10 crore; Narcortics Control Bureau said the arrested individual was the kingpin of a drug syndicate
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) seized 2.235 kg of amphetamine from a Nigerian national in Coimbatore on Sunday. The seized contraband is worth around ₹1.10 crore. The arrested foreigner, Egwin Kingsley (42), was the kingpin of a syndicate which has been involved in the drug trade for three years. NCB has been tailing him for a long time, said a statement issued by the agency. Sleuths attached to NCB’s Madurai Sub Zonal Unit apprehended Kingsley as he arrived at the Coimbatore Railway Station on a Kerala-bound special train from New Delhi around 12.45 p.m. on Sunday.More Related News
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