HYDERABAD: A Nigerian student was arrested for peddling drugs near GVK Mall on Road No. 1 in Banjara Hills late on Saturday night. He had four grams of cocaine in possession and was selling it at Rs 8,000-10,000 per gram, cops said.
The accused, Daniel Ayotunde Olamide (33) from Lagos, was picked by the south zone task force cops after being tipped off.
Olamide, who is a degree student of Vivekananda Degree College in Kukatpally, had arrived in Hyderabad in 2014 on a student visa. He lives near Dream Valley in Shaikpet. Cops also seized a scooter from him.
According to inspector S Raghavendra, Daniel was an addict and began peddling cocaine a few years ago after coming in contact with Delhi-based Nigerian peddler John Paul. Daniel was arrested once earlier by Langar Houz police in October 2020, the inspector said.
Daniel had gone back to peddling after coming out of prison recently. He was booked under the NDPS Act and handed over to Punjagutta police.
