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2 Nigerians among five held with cocaine

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Press Trust of India Hyderabad
Five persons, including two Nigerian drug peddlers were today arrested from here for allegedly possessing 65 grams of cocaine, police said.

Rotimi Olusola Kehinde, Omidiji Idee (both Nigerians), along with C Reddy Ravi Teja, a BTech student, a drug distributor besides two customers Khaja Fazil Sheriff and P Mohit were arrested from near a park under Golconda Police station limits, said Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police N Koti Reddy.

During interrogation, Olusola and Omidiji confessed that they got the narcotic drug (cocaine) from Goa. They lured Ravi and were getting the drugs sold to known customers at higher price, the officer said, adding a probe was on.

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First Published: Apr 08 2017 | 10:07 PM IST

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