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Two Foreign Nationals Arrested With MDMA Worth Rs 50 Lakh
Police in Greater Noida arrested two men from other countries.
They allegedly had 600 grams of a drug called suspected MDMA.
Police said the drug could be worth about Rs 50 lakh.
The men were identified as Peter and Michael.
Peter is from Ivory Coast, and Michael is from Ghana.
They were living in the Surajpur area.
Police also found cash, passports, phones, bags and a weighing scale.
A case was filed under India’s Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
The allegations will be addressed through the legal process.
Police arrested two foreign nationals in Greater Noida with 600 grams of suspected MDMA.
The suspected drug was valued at approximately Rs 50 lakh.
The arrests were made by Surajpur police near the Tilpata outpost area.
Police identified the accused as Peter from Ivory Coast and Michael from Ghana.
Authorities also recovered cash, passports, phones, bags and an electronic weighing scale.
- Who
- Two foreign nationals identified as 47-year-old Peter from Ivory Coast and 56-year-old Michael from Ghana were arrested.
- What
- Police allegedly recovered 600 grams of suspected MDMA and other items from them.
- Where
- The arrests took place near the Tilpata outpost in the Surajpur area of Greater Noida.
- When
- Tuesday, according to police.
- Why
- Police said the arrests followed the recovery of suspected MDMA; a case was registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
Key facts
- Suspected drug
- 600 grams of suspected MDMA in two 300-gram packets
- Estimated value
- Approximately Rs 50 lakh
- Accused
- Peter, 47, from Ivory Coast, and Michael, 56, from Ghana
- Arresting unit
- Surajpur police
- Recovery
- Rs 1.19 lakh cash, two passports, two mobile phones, two bags, two plastic polythene packets and an electronic weighing scale
- Legal action
- A case was registered at Surajpur police station under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act
Sources
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