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Goa: Nigerian held with drugs at Candolim

CALANGUTE: A Nigerian was nabbed with narcotic substances worth Rs 1.7 lakh at Candolim on Thursday night.


Calangute PI Nolasco Raposo said that the police maintained vigil based on a tip-off that a person would be arriving at a starred resort to deliver narcotics to a customer.

When the Nigerian, Thogo Chigozie, 33, arrived at the spot, he was apprehended by the waiting police team led by Raposo.



After a search was conducted, the accused was found in possession of 1,195 grams of ganja, 4 grams of cocaine and 17 grams of charas, all worth Rs 1.7, said to Calangute police.

An offence has been registered under Sections 20 (b)(ii) (A), 20 (b) (ii) (A) and 21 (b) of the NDPS Act. Raposo said Chigozie was arrested earlier in 2015 in a narcotics case, and had been released from jail recently.

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