Bengaluru: Drugs worth 90 lakh seized; 11 arrested
Bengaluru: In a major crackdown on drug peddling in the city, 11 people have been arrested and drugs worth Rs 90 lakh, including MDMA, LSD and brown sugar seized from them, police said here on Monday.
Bengaluru police commissioner Kamal Pant said those arrested over the past few days used the dark web for the sale and purchase of synthetic narcotics, paying in bitcoins.
The seizure included 1,100 LSD strips, 980 MDMA (also known as Ecstasy) tablets, 450 grams of MDMA crystal, 25 grams of brown sugar, 500 ml weed oil and 48 Kg of cannabis.
Those arrested include a BCA student, a college dropout and delivery boys, he said.
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Teen killed after being hit by private bus in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): A 16-year-old boy was killed after he was allegedly hit and run over by a private bus while crossing a road here on Friday, police said.
The deceased was identified as Varun, they said.
According to police, the accident occurred around 11:30 am on the Hennur–Bagalur main road.
The boy who crossing the road on foot when he was allegedly struck by the bus and came under its rear wheel, leading to his death on the spot.
He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was declared brought dead.
Following the incident, family members and locals staged a protest by blocking the Hennur–Bagalur road, resulting in heavy traffic congestion in the area.
The driver of the bus has been detained, and further legal action is being initiated, a senior police officer said, adding that an investigation is underway.
