Bengaluru, June 22: Five Nigerians have been arrested for peddling cocaine and crystal meth in the city, police said on Thursday.
"On a tip, the City Crime Branch raided a house and seized 6.4 grams of cocaine and 0.8 grams of crystal meth valued at Rs 2.5 lakh," Additional Commissioner of Police S. Ravi said in a statement.
During the Tuesday night raid, Ikpendu Peter O for alias Peter O for alias Baba, 32, Chinedueze alias Remijus, 32, Fidelis Ezeh, 36, Nonso Joachin, 33, and Valentine Chinedu, 28 were caught.
The police seized 14 mobile phones, three fake passports, a portable weighing machine and three two-wheelers from them. The Nigerians were remanded to 14 days in judicial custody.