Court rejects discharge plea of drug smuggling accused Nigerian man
Mumbai, March 31 -- A special NDPS court has refused to discharge a Nigerian national accused in a cocaine trafficking case, observing that the material on record establishes a prima facie case and warrants the framing of charges.
Special judge RR Patare rejected the application filed by Chima Progress Chukwu, an accused in a case stemming from a probe by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI). The court held that there was sufficient material linking him to the alleged offence.
According to the prosecution, 826 grams of cocaine-classified as a commercial quantity-was seized from a co-accused who had allegedly imported the contraband into India and was to deliver it to Chukwu at Palm Beach Road in Navi Mumbai.
The court noted that case records, including the panchnama and disclosure statements, indicate that the accused had reached the designated spot to receive the consignment. It also took into account material suggesting financial transactions between the two accused, supporting the prosecution's claims....
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