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In a large crackdown up of New Year celebrations successful Bengaluru, the anti-narcotics helping of the Central Crime Branch seized implicit 10.36 kg of MDMA crystals and 8 kg of hydro ganja, collectively valued astatine ₹28.75 crore, successful abstracted incidents. Two overseas nationals were arrested.
Acting connected circumstantial intelligence, CCB officers raided a location successful P&T Layout astatine Sampigehalli. They arrested Nancy Omary Lawa, 25, from Tanzania, for allegedly stocking MDMA for merchantability during the festive season.
She was booked nether the NDPS Act.
The squad seized 9 kg 254 g of MDMA crystals worthy ₹18.5 crore, on with a mobile telephone and different incriminating material.
According to officials, Lawa had arrived successful Delhi successful 2023 connected a tourer visa. She aboriginal moved to Bengaluru wherever she worked arsenic a hairstylist. A probe revealed that she sourced MDMA from Delhi and different locations, and sold it astatine higher rates to known customers successful Bengaluru.
Another overseas nationalist held adjacent Lalbagh
In a abstracted cognition nether Siddapura Police Station limits, CCB officers arrested a Nigerian identified arsenic Emmanuel Arinze, 28, portion peddling drugs adjacent the hoops tribunal astatine Lalbagh South Gate.
The CCB officials seized 1 kg 115 g of MDMA crystals worthy ₹2.25 crore from him.
A probe revealed that the accused had arrived successful India successful 2021 connected a concern visa. He had been arrested nether the NDPS Act by Govindapura constabulary successful February 2024. He resumed cause peddling aft his merchandise from jailhouse successful April 2025.
He reportedly sourced MDMA from Delhi, Goa, and different overseas peddlers. Police are trying to way down his accomplice who is besides a foreigner.
Customs tip-off leads to hydro ganja seizure astatine Foreign Post Office
In a 3rd operation, based connected a tip-off from Customs officials, the CCB Narcotics Wing seized 8 kg of hydro ganja worthy ₹8 crore from parcels astatine the Foreign Post Office, Chamarajpet. The contraband had been systematically concealed successful beverage bags and shipped from overseas sources for transportation successful Bengaluru.
A lawsuit has been registered and constabulary are trying to way down the accused.
Bengaluru Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh appreciated the enactment of the CCB squad and announced a currency prize of ₹50,000.
