Mumbai, May 11 (PTI) The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested a partner of Nigerian drug racketeer Mustafa Tiger from Uttarakhand, an official said on Tuesday.

Tiger, who used to operate a drug syndicate in Goa, was arrested by the NCB on May 1 from a hotel, he said.

NCB sleuths were on the trail of Bhupendra Negi since his name cropped up during Tiger's interrogation, the official said.

Negi will be produced before a court in Goa on Wednesday, the official added.

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