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Police busted aggregate cause trafficking networks operating crossed Bengaluru and arrested 23 persons, including 2 overseas nationals and six individuals from different States, during a bid of coordinated raids conducted implicit the past respective days.
The operations were carried retired by officers of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) on with unit from Hebbal, Indiranagar, Jeevan Bheemanagar, Suddaguntepalya, Hennur, Banaswadi, Ulsoor and KG Halli constabulary stations pursuing circumstantial quality inputs regarding the amerciable merchantability of narcotic substances and prohibited baccy products, City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh said.
According to Mr. Singh, cases were registered nether the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, aft informants provided credible accusation astir cause trafficking activities successful antithetic parts of the city. Subsequent raids led to the apprehension of 23 accused.
According to police, the accused revealed during interrogation that they had procured narcotic substances from foreign, inter-state and section sources for merchantability to consumers successful Bengaluru, including assemblage students.
The seized contraband includes 5.360 kg of hydro ganja, 10.998 kg of ganja, 143 grams of cocaine, 237 grams of MDMA, and 107 grams of methamphetamine. Police besides seized 1,197 e-cigarettes, 180 boxes of e-cigarette lipid and e-cigarettes, 452 boxes of overseas cigarettes, 490 overseas cigarettes, 1,206 hookah cigarettes, 120 hookah sets, 100 e-cigarette refills, and six further hookah sets.
Officials estimated the worth of the seized contraband astatine astir ₹4 crore, portion its amerciable marketplace worth is believed to beryllium astir double, taking the full worthy of the haul to astir ₹8 crore.
All the accused were produced earlier the jurisdictional courts and remanded to judicial custody. Police said efforts are underway to hint the suppliers and different members of the cause organisation network.
