The anti-narcotics cell (ANC) of the Mumbai police crime
branch arrested a Nigerian man in Lokhandwala, Andheri (West) for peddling 44
grams of cocaine worth Rs2.20 lakh.
The accused, Peter Ubadi, is a resident of Karishma building
in Nallasopara.
Acting on a tip-off received by ANC chief Shivdeep Lande, a
team of officials from the cell’s Bandra unit laid a trap for him near New link
Palace Building in Aai Tulajabhavani Chowk.
He was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances Act, 1985.
As many as 15 Nigerians have been arrested so far this year
for peddling drugs. On April 8, the ANC arrested two Nigerians in Wadibunder
for allegedly peddling cocaine and mephedrone (MD) collectively worth Rs8.1
lakh. The ANC arrested five Nigerians on February 7 and seized 82 grams of MD
from them. Seven Nigerians were held for selling 100 grams of MD worth Rs2 lakh
on January 29.
A recent survey of drug cases in Mumbai indicated that 14,180
narcotics cases were registered in 2016, 13,959 of those cases were of
consumption, 1,969 cases were registered till February this year
While the peddlers of drugs and its consumers are booked,
there isn’t enough legal action that will deter them. Conviction rates are low
and cases are adjourned for months — sometimes even years. The result: those
booked jump bail, flee the country or find ways to go on with their drug trade.
So, in the bylanes of Colaba, for instance, it is not
uncommon to hear a passerby ask casually for “Hash Sir”. At Worli, Kurla, Juhu,
Versova and Malwani drugs, from low-grade ganja and hashish to quality cocaine
and meth that are sold by peddlers in BMWs, are found in abundance. With two
ports and industrial corridors stretching all the way to Gujarat on one side
and Solapur to the other, Mumbai is a natural hotspot.
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