Bengaluru: Three Nigerians arrested; drugs worth Rs 4 cr seized
Bengaluru, Jul 7 (PTI): Three Nigerians were arrested and 2.8 kg of synthetic narcotics were seized near Kempegowda International Airport, police said on Monday.
Nearly 400 kg of hydro ganja was also recovered from them, police said and estimated the value of the drugs be worth over Rs 4 crore.
According to Bengaluru Rural Superintendent of Police C K Baba, the foreign nationals had arrived in India on medical visas and were found to be overstaying.
"Based on credible intelligence and surveillance of suspect movements, our team identified suspicious activity involving the movement of foreign nationals," Baba told reporters.
During a search of their residence at Rajanukunte, police seized 2.8 kg of MDMA crystals, approximately 400 kg of hydro Ganja, over Rs 2 lakh in cash, seven mobile phones, packaging materials, and a weighing machine.
Preliminary investigation revealed the accused had entered India via Delhi in December 2024, citing "medical reasons".
After completing their stay in the capital, they travelled to Bengaluru, where they were allegedly operating from.
"They concealed the drugs within cardboard sheets used for packing clothes and transported them discreetly from one location to another," Baba said.
All three have been booked under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
The SP added that the investigation is ongoing to trace the wider network and supply chain.
"There appears to be a larger network behind this operation. Our team will probe further to establish the source of the drugs, the modus operandi, and intended supply destinations," he added.
Bengaluru, Karnataka: Police seized 2.8 kg of MDMA worth over ₹4.5 crore and arrested three overstaying Nigerian nationals in Rajanakunte. The accused ran a well-organized drug operation, concealing drugs in clothing shipment boxes and using a rented house under a false name.… pic.twitter.com/2FppQEowY9
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Bangladesh court sentences Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in corruption cases
Dhaka (PTI): A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in two separate corruption cases related to alleged irregularities in allocations of land in a government housing project.
Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-4 Judge Rabiul Alam handed down the verdicts, sentencing Hasina to a total of 10 years’ imprisonment — five years in each case, state-run BSS news agency reported.
The court sentenced 78-year-old Hasina, her nephew Radwan Mujib Siddiq, and her nieces, Tulip Rizwana Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq, and others in the cases over alleged irregularities in the allocation of plots under the Rajuk New Town Project in Purbachol.
The judgment was pronounced at around 12.30 pm.
Tulip Siddiq was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment — two years in each case — while Radwan Mujib Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq were each sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment in both cases.
Rajuk member Mohammad Khurshid Alam, the only accused to surrender before the court, was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment in each case, totalling two years.
The court also fined all convicted persons Tk1 lakh each and ordered them to serve an additional six months in prison in default of payment.
Hasina has been living in India since she fled Bangladesh on August 5 last year in the face of the massive protests. She was earlier declared a fugitive by the court.
The cases were filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged abuse of power in the allocation of two 10-katha plots.
According to the prosecution, the accused manipulated the allocation process and violated existing rules and regulations of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk).
