Two more Nigerians arrested in drug case
The Hindu
The police have arrested two more Nigerians in connection with two cases registered in the city against drug trafficking in Dakshina Kannada and Kasaragod district of Kerala.The police gave the names
The police have arrested two more Nigerians in connection with two cases registered in the city against drug trafficking in Dakshina Kannada and Kasaragod district of Kerala. The police gave the names of the accused as Ohamobi Paul Ifechukwu (34) and Uchechukwu Elekwachi (34), both hailing from of Anambra State of Nigeria. They were arrested from a rented premises they were staying in Bidarahalli in Bengaluru on Monday. Early in June, the Konaje Police arrested four persons and recovered 235 grams of MDMA from them. Further, they arrested two persons, including Stany Chima, a Nigerian national, for illegal transportation of MDMA and other drugs. During questioning, Chima revealed to the police that he was getting MDMA from Ifechukwu and Elekwachi.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.