NIgerian drug peddler arrested

Pune, Mar 9 (UNI) The Pune rural police has arrested a Nigerian drug peddler in connection with last Sunday's rave party here from where 280 youngsters had been picked up.

The Nigerian, Adekunle Suleman Sule (30), was arrested from Aundh locality here last evening and 38 gms of cocaine, valued at around Rs nine lakh, were seized from him, police said today.

Police said Sule is a regular visitor to India who travelled across the country to peddle drugs.

The Nigerian's name had emerged during investigations into last Sunday's rave party. Two policemen, posing as customers, were sent to Sule and a meeting was arranged to finalise the deal.

Subsequently, Sule was arrested but an accomplice of his managed to escape, police said.

Meanwhile, in an unrelated incident, the city police today seized 1000 kg of ''ganja'' from Hadapsar near here and have arrested a few persons in this conection.

UNI