Bengaluru police arrest 34 in citywide drug crackdown; narcotics worth ₹12.61 crore seized

Bengaluru The Bengaluru City Police have arrested 34 people, including two foreign nationals and nine persons from other States, in a major crackdown on drug trafficking across 11 police station limits. Narcotic substances with an estimated market value of ₹12.61 crore were seized during the operation. The seized drugs include 5.519 kg of MDMA, 46.486 kg of ganja, 72.82 grams of cocaine and 1.542 litres of hashish oil.

The police also seized eight mobile phones, two two-wheelers and ₹1,000 in cash. The value of the seized narcotics were estimated to be worth ₹6.30 crore at procurement prices. The raids were conducted in the jurisdictions of Hebbal, Koramangala, D.J.

Halli, Mahalakshmi Layout, Yeshwanthpur, Adugodi, Hennur, Govindapura, Begur, Hebbagodi and Bandepalya police stations. According to the police, the operation followed specific inputs from informants about the sale of banned narcotic substances in these areas. Cases were registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act before conducting raids at the identified locations.