Mumbai, Jun 26 (PTI) A 35-year-old Nigerian national was arrested with narcotic drugs mephedrone and cocaine valued at Rs 9.50 lakh in suburban Mankhurd, police said on Saturday.

Anti Narcotics Cell of the Mumbai crime branch nabbed Celestine Ajah, a resident of Nalasopara in neighbouring Palghar district, after laying a trap on Thursday on Sion-Panvel highway.

He was found to be carrying 60 grams of mephedrone and 35 grams of cocaine, worth over Rs 9.50 lakh in total in illicit markets, a police official said.

Ajah was involved in smuggling and distribution of drugs, and further probe was on, the official added.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)