Police seized MDMA tablets and powder from possession of Pultsya alias Pintu Purohit under Panigate police station limits, Police Commissioner Manoj Shashidhar said.
The officer said Purohit used to source the contraband from the possession of a Nigerian national based in Mumbai.
Police have registered a case against Purohit and an unidentified Nigerian under provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Purohit is also an accused in a murder case.
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