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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Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.

Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.

Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.

An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.

The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.

A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.

Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."

"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.

"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.

A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.