Nigerian origin woman arrested for drug peddling in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: The Mangaluru CCB Police under its ‘drug free Mangaluru’ operation on Saturday arrested a Nigerian origin woman, who is reportedly believed to be a prime drug peddler involved in selling MDMA and its trafficking network.
The CCB Police arrested the Nigerian woman identified as Adewole Adetutu Anu Yane Regina Zara (33), who was currently residing in Bangalore. The Police confiscated 400 Kgs of MDMA drugs worth 20 Lakhs, and I Phone and Rupees 2,910 from the accused.
The police informed that the accused a native of Nigeria, came to India on a study visa and then worked as a nurse for some time. And later, she was engaged in trafficking drugs.
Meanwhile, cases have been registered against her in Ullal, CEN Police Station, Bunder, Kankanady Town, Konaje and Surathkal Police Stations. It has been reported that the other individuals involved in these 7 cases procured drugs from her. The Police further informed that she was produced before the court and was remanded in judicial custody.
The team of officers participating in the operation comprised ACP of CCB unit P.A. Hegde, Inspector of Police Shyam Sundar H.M, along with Sub-Inspectors Rajendra B, Sharanappa Bhandari, Sudeep MV, Narendra, and several others.
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Two Naxalites gunned down in encounter with cops in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) (PTI): Two Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Thursday, police said.
The exchange of fire broke out in a forest along the Indravati river in the morning when a joint team of security forces was out on an anti-Naxalite operation, a senior police official said.
After guns fell silent, bodies of two Naxalites, clad in uniform, along with a Self-Loading Rifle, an Insas rifle and a 12-bore rifle were recovered from the spot, he said.
Search operation was still underway, he added.
With this action, at least 25 Maoists have been killed in separate encounters in the state so far this year.
Earlier, 14 Maoists were gunned down in two encounters on January 3 in the Bastar region, which comprises seven districts, including Bijapur.
Last year, 285 Maoists were killed in various encounters with security forces in Chhattisgarh.
The Centre has set a deadline of March 31 this year to eradicate Left-Wing Extremism from the country.
