Gurugram, Oct 30 A 38-year-old Ivory Coast national was arrested with 4.86 grams of cocaine near the Sector 17/18 turn in Gurugram, police said on Friday.
The accused, identified as Abou Tarore, was also found in possession of a scooter, they said.
A case has been registered against him under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at Sector 17/18 police station, police said.
During interrogation, Tarore told police that he had come to India on a tourist visa in 2021 and had brought the cocaine to Gurugram to sell it. He was arrested before he could allegedly sell the contraband, police said.
Police said Tarore, who is currently residing in Sector 55, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, had a previous NDPS Act case registered against him in Ambala.
“We are questioning the accused,” a police spokesperson said.
(PTI News)
