Man held with drugs worth Rs 2.50 cr, planned for New Year supply in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): A man has been arrested for allegedly storing drugs worth Rs 2.50 crore, meant for distribution during the new year celebrations in prominent areas of Bengaluru.
The arrest was made on December 27 based on credible information from an informant, officials said on Tuesday.
Addressing reporters here, Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda said the Central Crime Branch (CCB) Narcotics Squad officers received intelligence about the storage of banned narcotic substances, specifically marijuana, in an apartment in Chokkanahalli here.
Acting on the tip- off, a case under the NDPS (Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act was registered at the CCB police station.
The squad raided the location and detained the individual. Upon interrogation, the accused revealed that the drugs were stockpiled for sale during New Year celebrations in prominent localities of Bengaluru.
However, the identity of the alleged drug peddler was not disclosed by the police.
The items seized from the man's residence include Hydro Ganja, Marijuana, LSD Strips: 40 units, MDMA Crystal and three weighing machines, two mobile phones and Rs 21.30 lakh cash. The total value of the seized items is estimated to be Rs. 2.50 crore.
"During extensive interrogation, the accused confessed to working alongside an accomplice to procure LSD strips from Goa, hydro ganja from Thailand, charas from Himachal Pradesh, and marijuana from Telangana," the police official said.
The accomplice is currently absconding, police said, adding efforts are underway to trace and apprehend him.
The police have also launched a crackdown on the sale of Cannabis and MDMA as well.
Providing details, he said, a total of seven police stations have seized 33 kg of cannabis worth 13 lakhs. The cannabis, sourced from states like Tripura, Manipur, and Jharkhand, led to the arrest of 13 individuals.
"Rs 10 lakh worth of MDMA has also been seized from six people, who have been arrested," he added.
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
