Bengaluru: NCB arrests 3 with over 3 kg hashish from Yeshwantpur Railway station

Pramesh S Jain & Yogesh K Porwar

The NCB,Bengaluru on Wednesday busted an International drug racket in Bengaluru having supply from Nepal.

A total of 3.176 Kgs of Hashish worth Rs. 7 lakh has been seized and arrested three persons including long time suppliers .

Based on specific information,a team of officers of NCB Bengaluru Zonal Unit intercepted two persons at Yeswanthpur Railway Station,who were travelling from Aishbagh,Lucknow to Bengaluru by train and recovered 3.176 Kgs. of Hashish from them.

The drug was packed in six packets wrapped with brown adhesive tape and along with clothes in backpack.

Both are from Uttar Pradesh and procured the contraband from a Nepali supplier,Amith Ghawate Zonal Director,NCB,said.

The duo was habitual offender and long time supplier.

In a spot interrogation and swift follow-up action the receiver from Bengaluru who was

 

waiting at a designated place for receiving the contraband was also apprehended.

By arresting the above persons NCB,Bengaluru Zonal Unit has effectively neutralised one of the Hashish drug syndicate which was operating between Uttar Pradesh and Bengaluru in a
unique and systematic manner,Mr.Ghawate,said.

Hashish is commonly known as hash,is a drug made by compressing and processing parts of the cannabis plant, typically focusing on flowering buds containing the most trichomes.

It is consumed by smoking, typically in a pipe, bong, vaporizer or joint, or via oral ingestion.The side effects of the drug are also very dangerous on the human body which can lead to difficulty in thinking, loss of coordination,increased heart rate, anxiety and panic attacks.