B’luru: Foreign national held for selling drugs from rented house; MDMA worth ₹5.15 crore seize
Bengaluru: The city’s Anti-Narcotics Wing has taken into custody a foreign national for allegedly selling drugs while staying in a rented house in the city, police said on Tuesday.
The accused has been identified as Ernest Onyekachi Uga (45). According to police, he was residing in a rented accommodation in the Munekollalu area under the Marathahalli police station limits and was involved in the sale of MDMA and ecstasy tablets.
Acting on specific information, a team from the Anti-Narcotics Wing of the Bengaluru City Police conducted a raid and apprehended the accused. During the operation, the police seized 2.5 kg of MDMA and 300 ecstasy tablets from his possession. The seized drugs are estimated to be worth around ₹5.15 crore in the international market.
Police said that the accused has two prior criminal cases related to drug trafficking registered against him at the Hennur and Kadugodi police stations. He had recently been released from jail and had allegedly resumed his illegal activities soon after.
Following continued surveillance on his movements, the police arrested him once again while he was allegedly engaged in drug trafficking. A case has been registered against the accused under relevant provisions of the NDPS Act.
Further investigation is underway to trace the source of the seized narcotics and to identify others involved in the drug network, police added.
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Vijay unable to prove majority, not invited for CM oath ceremony: Sources
Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay has reportedly not been invited to take oath as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after failing to demonstrate support from the required number of MLAs, sources in Raj Bhavan said.
According to media reports that quoted sources in the office of R.N. Ravi Arlekar, Vijay could not prove the backing of 118 legislators, the majority mark in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Despite last-minute efforts to secure support from the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazagam (AMMK), and an IUML legislator, Vijay reportedly managed support from only 116 MLAs, falling short by two members.
Sources said Vijay failed to submit letters of support from the VCK and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).
Later, the IUML issued a statement clarifying that it was not part of the TVK-led alliance.
Meanwhile, AMMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran is also said to have informed the Governor that his party would support the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) instead.
Earlier in the evening, Vijay had met Governor Arlekar and staked claim to form the government, stating that he enjoyed the support of 118 MLAs.
