Hyderabad: The Commissioner’s Task Force, North Zone, busted a drug-peddling gang by arresting two Nigerian nationals near the MCH playground at East Marredpally on Monday morning.
The men were in possession of 17-gram cocaine, kept in small sachets. They were waiting to deliver the drugs to their customers. Police officials said the peddlers had come from Mumbai to sell the drugs to high-profile customers in city. Cops have now started tracking down the customers who had contacted the duo.
The accused have been identified as 34-year-old Mike Justus, alias Victor, from the Lagar in Nigeria, and Olisha Joe, 32, from Enugu. They had been staying at Hastinapur Colony in Sainikpuri with few other Nigerian nationals for the past few days, police officials said.
“On Monday, at around 8 am, our men followed the foreign nationals and took them into custody. One of them had concealed the cocaine sachets in his underwear,” said N. Koti Reddy, additional DCP.
Mike Justus had purchased the cocaine from his friend for Rs 2,800 per gram, and planned to sell it for Rs 6,000 per gram in the city.
North Zone Task Force inspector A.P. Anand Kumar led the raid.
