Nigerian held with 12kg drugs of ₹24 crore in Bengaluru: Police
Hindustan TimesA foreign national was apprehended in Bengaluru for allegedly operating a drug racket, with the Central Crime Branch Narcotics Control Squad seizing 12 kilograms of MDMA crystals valued at approximately ₹24 crore, city police commissioner B Dayananda disclosed the arrest on Tuesday, adding that it was one of the city’s biggest drug busts. The total value is approximately ₹24 crore.” He said that the accused, who came to Bengaluru on a business visa five years ago, had overstayed as her visa had since expired. Apart from this case, in a series of successful operations, Bengaluru police have seized 190 kg ganja worth ₹1.2 crore over the past week, the commissioner added. In another case, Banaswadi police apprehended a man attempting to sell ganja and recovered 15 kg of the drug, estimated to be worth ₹15 lakh.