Drugs worth ₹21.5 crore seized in Bengaluru, 15 persons arrested

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Police seized 9.46 kg of hydro ganja, 34 kg of ganja, 5.67 kg of MDMA, 131 gram of cocaine, 29 LSD pills, 27 gram of LSD strips, and 462 ml of hashish oil. 

Police seized 9.46 kg of hydro ganja, 34 kg of ganja, 5.67 kg of MDMA, 131 gram of cocaine, 29 LSD pills, 27 gram of LSD strips, and 462 ml of hashish oil.  | Photo Credit: Illustration by Satheesh Vellinezhi

The Narcotics Wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB), on with aggregate metropolis constabulary stations, arrested 15 persons, including 3 overseas nationals, during a crackdown connected cause trafficking crossed Bengaluru.

Based connected credible information, constabulary registered cases nether the NDPS Act, 1985, and raided aggregate locations. During the operation, 15 accused — 3 overseas nationals and 12 persons from different States successful India — were taken into custody.

Police seized a full of 9.46 kg of hydro ganja, 34 kg of ganja, 5.67 kg of MDMA, 131 gram of cocaine, 29 LSD pills, 27 gram of LSD strips, 462 ml of hashish oil, a car and a two-wheeler, 4 mobile phones, and ₹24,500 successful cash.

The full marketplace worth of the seized contraband is pegged astatine astir ₹21.5 crore.

During interrogation, the accused claimed to person procured the narcotic substances from overseas and out-of-State suppliers for merchantability to assemblage students and IT/BT employees.

Police said efforts are underway to hint and apprehend different suppliers.

The cognition was carried retired successful coordination with unit from Amruthahalli, Hebbagodi, J. B. Nagar, Seshadripuram, Mahalakshmi Layout and Govindapura constabulary stations.

Published - February 17, 2026 04:04 p.m. IST

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