A Nigerian nationwide arrested final yr on expenses of drug peddling in Bengaluru has been arrested once more after he was caught by the Central Crime Department (CCB) police with 230 grams of MDMA price Rs 20 lakh. He has been arrested underneath the Narcotic Medicine and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and the Foreigners Act, 1946.
The Nigerian nationwide, Chekuwme Marvin Ogwu, 46, was arrested underneath Hennur police limits in east Bengaluru by the CCB on November 4.
In line with the Bengaluru crime department police, Chekuwme Marvin got here to India three years in the past on a enterprise visa and received concerned within the drug commerce by sourcing medication from a provide chain comprising African people. Marvin allegedly offered MDMA crystals on the charge of Rs 8,000 to Rs 10,000 a gram.
“The Nigerian nationwide was additionally arrested final yr on expenses of promoting medication within the limits of the KG Halli police station and was launched on bail. He returned to promoting medication,” the CCB mentioned in an announcement.
In September 2021, Chekuwme Marvin Ogwu was arrested whereas allegedly promoting MDMA on the roadside behind the BDA Complicated at HBR Structure in east Bengaluru. A case was registered within the KG Halli police station underneath Sections 21(b) and eight(c) of the NDPS Act for possession of economic portions of medication.