Nigerian man, who ingested 71 cocaine-filled capsules, held at Delhi airport: Customs
New Delhi (PTI): A Nigerian man, who had ingested 71 capsules containing cocaine worth Rs 15.61 crore, has been arrested by customs officials at the international airport here, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday.
The accused was intercepted after his arrival from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), on March 3, the statement issued by the customs department said.
"The gait and movement of the passenger was unusual. The customs officers sensing unusual behaviour of the passenger maintained a vigil on him. After a while, the passenger crossed the green channel, when the customs officers finally intercepted him," it said.
"Upon questioning, the passenger admitted that he had ingested some capsules containing some narcotic substances," the statement said.
The passenger was taken to Safdarjung Hospital here for a "suitable procedure to extract the secreted goods".
"The entire ejection process lasted over several days...a total of 71 capsules (were) recovered from the passenger which in turn yielded 1041 grams of white powdery substance suspected to be cocaine," it added.
The value of the said substance is Rs 15.61 crore, the statement said, adding that the accused was arrested.
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KKR defeat LSG via Super Over
Lucknow (PTI): Kolkata Knight Riders edged Lucknow Super Giants via Super Overs in a battle between two bottom-placed teams in the IPL, here on Sunday.
Chasing a modest 156, LSG suffered a batting collapse and managed to tie the contest and take it to Super Over with No. 9 Mohammed Shami striking a last-ball six against a wayward Kartik Tyagi, who leaked 16 runs in the final over.
But Sunil Narine bowled a stunning Super Over conceding just one run and taking two wickets to give KKR an easy target.
Rinku Singh then finished the chase with a boundary off first ball from Prince Yadav.
Earlier the KKR were in deep trouble with 93/7 in 15 overs but Rinku smashed a sensational 83 not out from 51 balls including four sixes in a row in the final over to lift them to 155/7.
Cameron Green (34) was the only other batter to reach double-digit scores as KKR suffered a familiar batting meltdown with Mohsin taking his maiden fifer.
In reply, LSG continued their dismal show with the bat to succumb to their fifth loss in a row.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 155/7; 20 overs (Rinku Singh 83 not out, Cameron Green 34; Mohsin Khan 5/23). Lucknow Super Giants 155/8; 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 42). KKR won via Super Over.
