
Five arrested; drugs worth ₹30 lakh seized
The Hindu
Gang shipped them to Himachal Pradesh from aboard to evade scrutiny in Bengaluru
The narcotics wing of the Central Crime Branch police arrested five people, including two software engineers and a law student, from a well-known college in Bengaluru for their alleged involvement in an inter-State drug racket. The police recovered synthetic drugs, hashish and marijuana worth ₹30 lakh from the paying guest accommodation in Byadarahalli where they were residing. The police team seized 300 ecstasy pills, 150 LSD strips, 250 grams of hashish and one kg of marijunana from the accused, whose names have been withheld in the press note that was issued by the CCB. Three more accused are on the run.More Related News

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