Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Jan 21: The anti-narcotics wing of the City Crime Branch (CCB) on Tuesday seized 2.5 kg of MDMA and 300 ecstasy tablets, valued at approximately Rs 5.15 crore, and arrested a foreign national in connection with the case.

Acting on a tip-off, the anti-narcotics wing conducted an operation and arrested the accused from a rented house in the Munnekolala area, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Marathahalli police station, police said.

During interrogation, the accused disclosed that he had been operating the drug trade from the house where he was staying.

Representational image

“About 2.5 kg of MDMA and 300 ecstasy tablets were seized from his possession. The total value of the contraband is estimated at Rs 5.15 crore,” police said in a release.

According to police, the accused has two previous drug trafficking cases registered against him at the Hennur and Kadugodi police stations.

Police said the accused, who was recently released from jail, had resumed drug trafficking activities soon after his release.

Anti-narcotics wing officials monitored his movements and arrested him while he was allegedly engaged in drug trafficking, the release added.

A case has been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and further investigation is under way to trace the source of the drugs and identify other links in the network.