Nigerian held with drugs worth ₹1.6cr at Parra

Panaji: Goa police crime branch busted a drug racket on Saturday and arrested a Nigerian national with narcotics worth Rs 1.6 crore.SP crime branch Rahul Gupta said police conducted a raid at Parra on Friday night and nabbed a Nigerian national, Nnanyelugo Abasili, 23, who was staying in a rented room.“Crime branch seized narcotics from his possession, suspected to be 60g cocaine, 99g brown heroin, 1.1g ecstasy (2,400 tablets), 19g crystal MDMA, and Rs 70,000 cash, all worth Rs 1.64 crore,” Gupta said.The Nigerian came to India on April 28, 2025, and stayed on a student visa.Gupta said Goa police have intensified their action against drug trafficking this year. “Total seizure by Goa police stands at Rs 68.3 crore worth of drugs and 74 arrests, out of which the crime branch seized Rs 57 crore in drugs, arrested 15 persons, and busted two international drug trafficking rackets operating in India.”