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Nigerian Actor Arrested In Bengaluru For Peddling Drugs Worth Rs 7.5 Lakh

The Karnataka police have recovered 15 grams of MDMA and 250 ML of hashish oil worth Rs 7.5 lakh from the accused

Hyderabad: A Nigerian actor who was part of Tamil films Surya-starrer "Singham" and Kamal Haasan-starrer "Vishwaroopam" among many others including Bollywood films, has been arrested on charges of drug peddling in Bengaluru, police sources said on Thursday. The police are now looking into his connections with the Sandalwood film industry in Bengaluru, besides in Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and other II tier cities as well.

The Karnataka police arrested Nigerian actor, living in India, Chekwume Malvin, 45, who lived in Bengaluru's Bhattarahalli near KR Puram on a medical visa. He was arrested while trying to sell drugs to customers on September 27. The police have recovered 15 grams of MDMA and 250 ML of hashish oil worth Rs 7.5 lakh from the accused.

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According to police, the accused has acted in 20 Indian movies including Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam languages. He has appeared in popularly in Kannada movies "Annabond" and "Paramatma". The accused had done a film acting course in New York Film Academy Nigeria and Mumbai. He has acted in three Nigerian movies also, the police said.

The police said that the accused has taken to drug peddling to make quick and easy money. The police have arrested him under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The investigation is underway.

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