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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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
