The Central Crime Branch on Tuesday arrested a 37-year-old foreigner and recovered 260 grams of cocaine worth Rs. Based on a tip-off, a police team went to the house of Adinife F. Aphael Ogugua at Bande Hosurhalli in Bidarahalli near Bagalur and found the contraband. The passport and visa of the accused had expired, and he was staying illegally in the country, said the police. He had arrived in India in 2010 and was staying in Delhi and Mumbai before shifting to Bengaluru in 2012. A case has been registered in Bagalur police station.

Source: The Hindu August 24, 2016 00:45 UTC