Luck has finally run out of a Nigerian actor based in India, Chekuwame Malvin, who the Bengaluru police have recently arrested for allegedly peddling drugs in India.
Malvin, who played the role of a drug trafficker in the south Indian movie ‘Singam 2’, was arrested on Thursday, September 30, after he was caught redhanded by the police for allegedly peddling narcotic substances to students and some businessmen in the city.
Telangana Today reports that the police recovered 15 grams of MMDA, commonly known as “ecstasy” or “molly”, 250 ml of hashish oil — all worth Rs 8 lakh along with mobile phones and cash of Rs 2,500 (N13,867).
A case has been booked against the accused under the section of Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985.
Malvin had also acted in movies like Kannada film ‘Anna Bond’, ‘Paramathma’ including Kamal Haasan’s 2013 box office hit ‘Vishwaroopam’ and the Bollywood film ‘Dilwale’.
It is learnt that the Nigerian has been living in India with a medical visa, and he also underwent a month of training at a film institute located in Mumbai.
