Bengaluru police seize drugs worth ₹55.80 crore, arrest 39 in citywide crackdown
Bengaluru police arrested 39 individuals and seized narcotics worth ₹55.80 crore in a citywide crackdown. The operation targeted networks supplying drugs to students and included the arrest of several foreign nationals.
Why it matters
The scale of the seizure underscores the growing challenge of international drug trafficking networks operating within major Indian urban centers.
The city police have seized drugs worth ₹55.80 crore and arrested 39 drug peddlers, including eight foreign nationals, 21 people from other states, and 10 locals, as part of a special crackdown against narcotics.
The operation was carried out across several police station limits in the city. The police said the accused were procuring banned drugs at low prices from foreign, inter-state, and unidentified suppliers and selling them at higher prices to the public, including college students.
According to Bengaluru City Commissioner of Police Seemant Kumar Singh, the seized narcotics included 21.641 kg of MDMA, 738 g of cocaine, 4.493 kg of hydroponic weed, 184.625 kg of weed, 1.065 kg of opium, 25 g of mephedrone, along with 22 mobile phones and five two-wheelers. Police also seized ₹17 lakh in cash from the accused.
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