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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Air India Express introduces late-night Bengaluru–Mangaluru service
International services at M’luru cancelled on March 7
Mangaluru: Air India Express will introduce a late-night daily flight service on the Bengaluru–Mangaluru–Bengaluru sector starting March 10, 2026.
According to the sources, flight IX 5971 will depart from Bengaluru at 9.25 pm and arrive in Mangaluru at 10.40 pm. The return flight, IX 5972, will depart from Mangaluru at 11.10 pm and reach Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, at 12.20 am.
The additional service will operate daily and will remain in effect until March 28, 2026.
Meanwhile, Air India Express has cancelled all its scheduled international flights from Mangaluru International Airport (IXE) on March 7 due to the ongoing crisis in the Middle East.
The Bengaluru–Mangaluru sector already has multiple daily services. Apart from Air India Express, IndiGo also operates flights on this route.
