Six held selling ganja and MDMA to Bengaluru students
Bengaluru police arrested six people, including two from other states, in separate operations on 29 October 2026 for selling drugs to the public and college students. Officers seized 9.89 kg of ganja and 16 g of MDMA worth Rs 6.52 lakh; all six were remanded to judicial custody.
🇮🇳 Bengaluru · India
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- Arrested
- 6
- Cannabis
- 9.9 kg
- Value (official estimate)
- INR 652,000
Six people, including two from other states, were arrested for allegedly selling narcotics to the public and college students in Bengaluru, police said on Thursday 29 October 2026.[1][2] The arrests came in separate operations by the R T Nagar, Electronic City and Banaswadi police on different dates, acting on information about drug sales.[1][2]
Police seized 9.89 kg of ganja and 16 grams of MDMA valued at Rs 6.52 lakh, with an estimated market value of Rs 13.04 lakh.[1][2] The accused said they bought the drugs cheaply from unidentified suppliers within and outside Karnataka and resold them for easy money.[1][2] Cases were registered under the NDPS Act at the three stations, and all six were produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody.[1][2]
Sources
- Bengaluru police arrest six in drug bust, seize ganja and MDMA worth Rs 6.52 lakh. SahilOnline, 29 October 2026. PTI wire as carried by SahilOnline.
- Bengaluru Drug Bust: 6 Arrested, 9.89 kg Ganja and MDMA Seized. Saptashwa TV, 29 October 2026.
Open questions the AI reported
- The suppliers in and outside Karnataka whom the accused named have not been traced or identified in the reports.