Nigerian held with 32g cocaine in Maha's Palghar

A Nigerian national was arrested on Saturday in Maharashtra's Palghar district with 32 grams of cocaine, a senior police official said.

Palghar police spokesperson Hemant Katkar said Nigerian national Laysan Emanuel (57) was held from Tulinj after a police patrol party found him moving suspiciously in the area.

"We recovered 32 grams of cocaine from him. He has been arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act," Katkar said on Sunday.