Bengaluru woman held by CCB Police for selling drugs; Nigerian associate absconding
Bengaluru: In a major operation on drug trafficking, the anti-narcotics wing of the Bengaluru Central Crime Branch (CCB) Police arrested a 44-year-old woman who was allegedly hand-in-glove with a Nigerian man in supplying drugs.
The arrested is identified as NK Subhashini, who lives in Puttanna Layout situated near Marasandra on Bagalur Main Road. The police are looking for the Nigerian, who is absconding, as per a report by the Times of India.
The duo was accused of providing MDMA to college students, businessmen and IT-BT professionals in North-east Bengaluru.
Sub-inspector Keshavamurthy K is said to have led the investigation on Saturday, February 21, after receiving information on the sale of drugs. The team that raided Subhashini’s residence seized approximately 3,000 pills, a mobile phone, a portable weighing machine and zip-lock covers.
Subhashini is learned to have confessed during police interrogation that she knew Lutaya Patrick, the Nigerian for four years. She reportedly added that Patrick was her source of drugs, which he got either from Nigeria or from other Nigerians in Bengaluru.
The CCB team has said that the duo is learned to have been selling each pill for Rs 5,000 to Rs 6,000 and used the gains from the illegal trade to live a lavish life. They had also developed a local customer network, which included students, businessmen and techies.
A case has been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at Bagalur Police Station and further investigation is underway.
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PBKS beat GT by three wickets in IPL match
Mullanpur (PTI): Cooper Connolly slammed a fine unbeaten fifty as Punjab Kings defeated Gujarat Titans by three wickets in their opening Indian Premier League match here on Tuesday.
A disciplined bowling effort helped PBKS restrict former champions GT to 162 for six with Vijaykumar Vyshak (3/34), Yuzvendra Chahal (2/28) and Marco Jansen (1/20) sharing the wickets after PBKS opted to bowl.
For GT, skipper Shubman Gill (39), Jos Buttler (38), Glenn Phillips (25) and Washington Sundar (18) scored bulk of the runs.
In reply, PBKS reached the target in 19.1 overs with Connolly (72 not out off 44 balls) emerging as the highest scorer.
Prasidh Krishna (3/29), Rashid Khan (1/29) and Washington Sundar (1/27) were among the wickets for GT.
Brief Scores:
Gujarat Titans: 162 for 6 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 39; Vijaykumar Vyshak 3/34, Yuzvendra Chahal 2/28).
Punjab Kings: 165 for 7 in 19.1 overs (Cooper Connolly 72; Prasidh Krishna 3/29).
