A Ghanaian, Chigozie Francis Christopher, was on Monday arrested in India for allegedly possessing 11 grams of cocaine illegally.

The 37-year-old, Chigozie Francis Christopher was arrested in a town called Lobo Lane in Mallikatte upon a tip-off as he was hunting for customers for the cocaine, the Central Crime Branch of India said.

In a statement, the police said that Christopher “came to India on a business visa two years ago and continued to stay in India illegally. In the past few months, he came to the city from Goa a couple of times to sell cocaine to customers here”.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime and Traffic) M. Sanjeev Patil said the quantity of cocaine seized from Christopher was the highest seized by the city police so far.

He said the investigation is still ongoing and“the city police will find local persons allegedly associated with Christoper.”

Three months ago, Mangaluru South police had arrested a Nigerian national for alleged illegal possession of four grams of cocaine, he said.

source:pulse.com.gh