U.S. Indicted Nigerian Policeman Arrested Over Cocaine Deal

  • Allegations follow U.S. charges over aiding ‘Hushpuppi’ scam
  • Drug agency accuses Kyari of selling confiscated drugs
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A Nigerian police officer indicted by the U.S. has been arrested after being declared wanted by the West African country’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for his alleged involvement in a cocaine deal.

Kyari, a deputy commissioner in the Nigerian Police Force, is wanted for attempting to share out proceeds from selling most of 25 kilograms of confiscated cocaine, the NDLEA said in a statement Monday.