Nigerian held at IGI airport with Rs 30 lakh drugs

A Nigerian national has been held at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here for allegedly possessing and smuggling narcotics worth Rs 30 lakh.
The incident occurred yesterday around 1 PM when CISF officials found the activities of a foreign national, identified as Chinazor F Mbalughi (38), as suspicious following which he was taken for a thorough frisking.
The CISF said ten capsules containing Cocaine were allegedly recovered from the handbag of Mbalughi (38), who had arrived at the domestic terminal to take a flight to Mumbai.
The Nigerian national was subsequently handed over by Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officials to anti-narcotics sleuths, who later arrested him.

In an another incident at the airport on December 21, the CISF arrested two ground handling staff for allegedly stealing foreign currency from the registered baggage of a passenger.
"Two people identified as Nasib and Narendra Pal were found involved in a theft at IGI airport. Nasib's frisking led to recovery of currency notes worth 31,000 Hungarian Forint and 196 coins, which was stolen in alleged connivance with Pal," a CISF spokesperson said.
Delhi Police later arrested them and was probing the case, the spokesperson added.