Man held with drugs worth Rs 2.50 cr in Bengaluru
Deccan ChronicleBengaluru: A man has been arrested for allegedly storing drugs worth Rs 2.50 crore, meant for distribution during the new year celebrations in prominent areas of Bengaluru.The arrest was made on December 27 based on credible information from an informant, officials said on Tuesday. Addressing reporters here, Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda said the Central Crime Branch Narcotics Squad officers received intelligence about the storage of banned narcotic substances, specifically marijuana, in an apartment in Chokkanahalli here. The items seized from the man's residence include Hydro Ganja, Marijuana, LSD Strips: 40 units, MDMA Crystal and three weighing machines, two mobile phones and Rs 21.30 lakh cash. "During extensive interrogation, the accused confessed to working alongside an accomplice to procure LSD strips from Goa, hydro ganja from Thailand, charas from Himachal Pradesh, and marijuana from Telangana," the police official said.