Bengaluru city police arrested 34 people, including two foreign nationals, and seized narcotic substances they valued at Rs 12.61 crore during a special operation against the sale and transportation of banned drugs.[1] Of those held, nine were from other states and 23 were local residents.[1] The police registered cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and conducted raids at the identified locations.[1] The operation followed information received on different dates about drug sales within the limits of the Hebbal, Koramangala, D.J. Halli, Mahalakshmipuram, Adugodi, Yeswanthpur, Hennur, Govindapura, Begur, Hebbagodi and Bandepalya police stations.[1]
Officers seized 46 kg and 486 grams of ganja and 1 litre and 542 millilitres of hashish oil, along with 5 kg and 519 grams of MDMA and 72.82 grams of cocaine.[1] Police also seized eight mobile phones and two two-wheelers.[1]
Hebbal police recovered 9 kg and 321 grams of ganja and 3 kg and 114 grams of MDMA in three cases, together valued at Rs 6.32 crore.[1] In four cases, Mahalakshmipuram police seized 1 litre and 40 ml of hashish oil, 415 grams of ganja and 490 grams of MDMA, plus three mobile phones and a two-wheeler, and valued the items at Rs 1.24 crore.[1] Govindapura police recovered 17 kg of ganja valued at Rs 17 lakh.[1] In three cases, Begur police seized 13 kg and 750 grams of ganja worth Rs 13.74 lakh.[1] Hebbagodi police recovered 502 ml of hashish oil valued at Rs 12.56 lakh.[1] Bandepalya police seized 6 kg of ganja worth Rs 6 lakh.[1]
D.J. Halli police recovered 831 grams of MDMA valued at Rs 1.66 crore.[1] Koramangala police seized 841 grams of MDMA and a mobile phone worth Rs 1.68 crore.[1] Yeswanthpur police seized 72.82 grams of cocaine and two mobile phones valued at Rs 73 lakh.[1] Adugodi police recovered 136 grams of MDMA, two mobile phones and Rs 1,000 in cash, with the total value estimated at Rs 27.20 lakh.[1] Hennur police seized 107 grams of MDMA and a two-wheeler worth Rs 21.40 lakh.[1] Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh said during interrogation that the accused had been buying drugs at low prices from unidentified suppliers abroad, in other states and within Karnataka, intending to sell them at higher prices to the public and to college students.[1]