Gurgaon: A 38-year-old man from Côte d’Ivoire, who allegedly came to the city to sell cocaine, was arrested by Crime Branch Sector 17 with 4.86 grams of the drug near the Sector 17/18 turn on Thursday.Police said the man had been living in Noida and had a previous case registered against him under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in Ambala.The accused was identified as Abou Tarore, a resident of Sector 55, Noida. Police also seized a scooter from his possession.According to police, a team from Crime Branch Sector 17 intercepted Tarore near the Sector 17/18 turn on Oct 29 and recovered 4.86 grams of cocaine during a search. A case was subsequently registered against him under the NDPS Act at Sector 17/18 police station.During interrogation, the accused told police that he had come to India on a tourist visa in 2021. He had allegedly brought the cocaine to the city with the intention of selling it but was arrested before he could find buyers.Police said verification of his criminal record revealed that an NDPS case was already registered against him in Ambala. Investigators are now probing the source of the recovered cocaine and whether he was part of a wider drug supply network operating in the NCR.“During interrogation, the accused disclosed that he had brought the cocaine to Gurgaon for selling it. A previous NDPS case against him in Ambala has also come to light during verification,” a police officer said.Further investigation is underway to establish the source of the contraband and identify potential buyers or associates.
