Nigerian Actor Arrested In Bengaluru For Drugs Peddling

The KG Halli police have arrested a Nigerian actor on bills of medication peddling and have seized hashish oil worth Rs 7.5 lakh. The accused, Chekwume Malvin (45), a resident of Bhattarahalli near KR Puram, hails from the Delta state in Nigeria. He has acted as an extra in over 20 movies, along with ‘Vishwaroopam’, ‘Singham’, ‘Paramathma’, and ‘Anna Bond’.

Malvin was arrested near the HBR Construction BDA Superior, the place he had allegedly gone to advertise drugs. The police seized 250 ml of hashish oil and 15 grams of MDMA, utterly worth Rs 8 lakh, and completely different articles from him.

“Malvin learnt acting on the New York Film Academy, Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, in 2006. He claimed he has acted in three Nollywood (Nigerian) movies. He acquired right here to India numerous years previously on a medical visa and took up a two-month performing course at NYFA, Mumbai. Later, he started performing in Kannada, Tamil, and Malayalam movies as an extra,” the police talked about.

“He was dwelling in Bengaluru for the previous few years and was peddling drugs in his circle of customers to make easy money,” the police added.