Nigerian National Arrested With Cocaine At Airport In India

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The India Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has nabbed a Nigerian national at the Kolkata airport after he was found in possession of cocaine worth Rs 1 crore weighing around 170 gram.

According to Narcotics Control Bureau Kolkata Zonal Director, Dilip Kumar Srivasitava, the Nigerian suspect identified as Kevin Uzor James, arrived the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata from Mumbai on Thursday afternoon.

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