Bengaluru: CCB Police arrest three, including foreign national, for alleged drug trafficking
Seize drugs worth 50 Lakhs
Bengaluru: The city CCB Police arrested a foreign national and two individuals from Odisha on charges of trafficking drugs. Simultaneously, police have also seized drugs worth Rs 50 lakhs from the possession of the accused.
Reportedly, two of the accused hailing from Odisha had come to Bengaluru six months ago, and sold various kinds of goods in a pushcart in the Marathahalli and Hennur police station limits.
The accused is said to have transported ganja from Odisha and started selling it in the city. The CCB Police, based on a solid tip-off raided, arrested the accused and also seized 15 kgs of Ganja. A case has been registered
Meanwhile, the foreign national, who entered the city in 2005 on a business visa, continued residing in Bengaluru even after the expiration of his visa. It has been reported that he started selling drugs under the jurisdiction of Hennur Police Station. The accused foreign national was arrested by the police. The Police also seized 180 grams of MDMA, 58 grams and 150 ecstasy pills from the accused. A case under the ‘NDPS Act’ as well as ‘The Foreigners Act’ was registered against the accused at Hennur Police Station, informed the CCB Police.
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Illegally stored gas cylinders seized
Thane (PTI): Authorities have seized illegally stored 1,839 gas cylinders and seven vehicles worth over Rs 67 lakh in the Dombivli MIDC area of Thane district, officials said on Saturday.
A special vigilance team of the Mumbai Rationing Department detected an illegal storage of domestic and commercial LPG cylinders in Phase-2 of Dombivli (East).
Cylinders belonging to multiple gas agencies were found stockpiled in closed vehicles, unauthorised warehouses, and open sheds without mandatory permissions from the Explosives Department, Fire Department, or oil companies, according to an official release.
