Ahead of New Year, the Rachakonda Police today arrested 3 Nigerian nationals with drugs.

Cops with arrested Nigerians 

On specific intelligence, the sleuths of Special Operations Team of Rachakonda LB Nagar Zone Team nabbed 3 Nigerian nationals and recovered cocaine, heroin, alprazolam, amphetamine and ganja from their possession.

They were trying to sell drugs.

Police team recovered 16 grams of cocaine worth over Rs 6 lakh, heroine worth Rs 10 lakh and other narcotic substance -- all worth Rs 16.70 lakh in the international market.

In this month, this is the fifth incidents where drug peddlers were caught with high value narcotics or psychoactive drugs in Hyderabad.

Meanwhile, Hyderabad Police had also busted two gangs this week and had recovered one of the biggest hauls of drugs while arresting two more foreigners.

Hyderabad Police had recovered 250 grams of cocaine worth Rs 1 crore from two foreign nationals who were trying to supply it to New Year party goers.