Pune: Military Intelligence Tip-off Helps Police Arrest Nigerian With Cocaine
Mubarak Ansari
Baner, 28 July 2021: The officials from the Anti-Narcotics Cell of Pune city police on Tuesday arrested a Nigerian citizen with Cocaine worth Rs four lakh. The arrest was made following a specific input from the Military Intelligence (MI) of the Indian Army’s Southern Command.
The arrested accused has been identified as
Shuaib Taofiq Owolabi (40), a resident of Vashi in Navi Mumbai. He was nabbed near Rajyog Society in Baner.
According to police, 20 gm Cocaine has been seized from his possession besides other materials including his passport and mobile phone. An FIR has been registered against the accused at Chatushrungi police station for offences under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
The action was taken under the guidance of Commissioner of Police Amitabh Gupta, Additional CP Ashok Morale, DCP (Crime) Srinivas Ghadge and ACP Surendra Deshmukh.
The team included Senior Police Inspector Vinayak Gaikwad and policemen Pravin Shirke, Sujit Wadekar, Sandip Jadhav, Rahul Joshi, Pravin Uttekar, Nitin Jadhav, Pandurang Pawar and Sandesh Kakade.
