Bengaluru: CCB Narcotics Wing arrests foreign national in Rs 4 crore MDMA bust

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BENGALURU: The Central Crime Branch (CCB) Narcotics Control Wing arrested a foreign national for allegedly selling banned narcotic substance MDMA crystal in Bengaluru .

According to the officials, the operation, conducted on May 14, led to the seizure of drugs worth Rs4 crore.

Acting on a tip-off, CCB officials raided a house in Achyuthanagar, under Soladevanahalli Police Station limits, where two foreign nationals were suspected of peddling MDMA to locals, including college students and IT/BT employees. While one suspect was caught, the other fled.

Authorities recovered 2 kg 585 grams of MDMA crystal, 1 kg 485 grams of white-coloured and 1 kg 100 grams of brown-coloured, along with an iPhone, a two-wheeler, and an electronic weighing machine.

The arrested individual was produced before a court on May 15 and remanded to judicial custody. The CCB Narcotics Wing is investigating further to track down the absconding suspect, said the agency. (ANI)

Atul Chaturvedi
Atul Chaturvedi
Atul Chaturvedi boasts over 25 years of experience in the media industry, having held positions at esteemed organizations such as Republic TV, Times Network's Mirror Now News Channel, Times of India, Bangalore Mirror, Rajasthan Patrika Hindi newspaper, and Sakal newspaper.

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