147 grammes of cocaine and 0.22 grammes of LSD (a dangerous psychedelic drug) valued over 61 lakh rupees were found in the possession of two Nigerian nationals and an autorickshaw driver, according to police on Saturday, April 1.

On March 29, senior police inspector Vikas Ghodke of crime branch unit 5 received a tip that a 48-year-old Nigerian man named Paul Chukwu was approaching the entrance of a hotel on Ghodbunder Road in Anand Nagar, Thane, with the intention of selling cocaine.

Ghodke under the guidance of seniors from Wagle unit 5 reached the spot and arrested Paul who was in possession of 32 grams of cocaine worth approximately ₹12.80 lakh and 0.2 grams of LSD valued at approximately ₹1.20 lakh. The officers seized the drugs and registered a case against Paul at Kasarvadvali police station.

In a second arrest and seizure, on March 31, Nigerian national Gok Ajah, 32, was arrested from Indira Nagar, Wagle Estate in Thane after crime branch received an information that he was going to sell cocaine in the area with his alleged accomplice autorickshaw driver Laxman Anirudh, 27, a resident of Santacruz, Mumbai. 

The officials seized 115 grams of cocaine worth ₹47.01 lakh from them. Both were booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.

“We are checking if more people are involved in the sale of drugs in the city. This is one of the major crackdowns as it will help investigate further and give more leads to the illegal sale of drugs in the city,” said an officer of crime branch, Thane.

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