Palghar, Nov 11 (PTI) The police in Maharashtra's Palghar district have arrested a 39-year-old Nigerian after recovering cocaine worth Rs 3 lakh from him, an official said on Saturday.

Acting on a tip-off, the police intercepted Nigerian man Yao Amed Raymond at Hanuman Nagar in Nalasopara, on the outskirts of Mumbai, on Thursday night.

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A search revealed that he was carrying 30 grams of cocaine worth about Rs 3 lakh, said senior inspector Pramod Badakh of Mira-Bhayandar Vasai-Virar police's crime unit III in Virar.

Cocaine is a powerful drug that some people take illegally for pleasure and can become addicted to.

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The Nalasopara police have registered a case against Raymond under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, he said.

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