Bengaluru: 31 held, including Chinese national, for drug use at birthday party
Bengaluru, May 25 (PTI): Thirty-one individuals were arrested here during a birthday party for possessing and using narcotic substances, police said on Sunday. Among them were seven women, including a Chinese national.
According to police, they raided a farmhouse near Kannamangala Gate at 5 am, acting on information about a party taking place.
Almost all attendees are said to work in the IT sector.
Verification revealed that narcotic substances were used during the overnight birthday party, police added.
"A total of 31 people have been arrested. One of the women is a Chinese national," Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru North East Zone, V J Sajeeth told PTI.
The arrested include both peddlers and consumers. Their blood and urine samples have been collected and sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), he added.
Asked about the total number of attendees at the party, Sajeeth said, "Prima facie, we have found that 31 people attended. Small quantities of cocaine, hashish, and a narcotic substance called hydro ganja were seized from some of them. Almost all are private-sector employees working in the IT industry."
A case has been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and the investigation is underway.
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Had a very good conversation with friend Modi: Trump
Washington (PTI): US President Donald Trump on Friday said he had a "very good conversation" with his "friend" Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He was referring to the talks the two leaders had on Tuesday.
"I had a very good talk with him, and he's a friend of mine from India, and he's doing great. We had a very good conversation," Trump told reporters here as he headed to Las Vegas to address a roundtable on tax cuts.
Trump had called Modi on Tuesday to discuss the bilateral relationship and share perspectives on the situation in West Asia, where the US and Israel have launched a war on Iran.
The US and Iran declared a two-week ceasefire on April 7. They engaged in peace talks with Washington, insisting that Tehran give up its pursuit of nuclear weapons and uranium enrichment.
The war with Iran has sent gas prices soaring as Tehran blocked the sea lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow gateway for a fifth of global oil supplies.
During the Trump-Modi phone call on Tuesday, the two leaders stressed the importance of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open and secure.
According to the US Ambassador to India Sergei Gor, the 40-minute conversation ended with Trump telling Modi, "we all love you".
Tuesday's phone call was the second between the two leaders since the US-Israel war with Iran began on February 28.
