Updated On: 17 January, 2024 10:00 AM IST | Palghar | mid-day online correspondent
Palghar police on Monday arrested a Nigerian woman and seized narcotics worth lakhs from her. Tulinj police held Kehinde Bolaji Bello in Palghar district, for possessing drugs worth almost Rs 6.4 lakh

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Palghar police on Monday arrested a Nigerian woman and seized narcotics worth lakhs from her. Tulinj police held Kehinde Bolaji Bello, a 66-year-old Nigerian woman, in Palghar district, for possessing drugs worth almost Rs 6.4 lakh. On Monday, police raided Bello`s home in Pragati Nagar, Mira-Bhayander on the outskirts of Mumbai, based on information they received, stated a report in PTI.
According to the report, during the operation, the Tulinj police uncovered and seized 56.2 grammes of MD and 7.5 grammes of cocaine from Bello. These unlawful chemicals, valued at about Rs 6.4 lakh, prompted the filing of a complaint under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Chemicals Act. Senior Inspector Shailendra Nagarkar of the Tulinj Police Station confirmed the occurrence.