Pramesh S Jain
The CCB’s Anti-Narcotics wing officials arrested seven drug peddlers,including two foreign nationals.A total of 3.858 kg of MDMA,ecstasy pills,1.82 Kg hydro ganja,6 kg of ganja,one car,and one two-wheeler used in the crime, worth ₹9.93 crores,were seized.
A 33-year-old student of a dental college turned peddler arrested and recovered 300 grams of hydro ganja worth Rs.32 lakh from him.
The accused identified as Ranjith Antony Mathew, residing in an apartment in Lakkasandra used to source the drugs from his contacts through a courier service and sell it to his customers .
Based on a tip off, a team of police raided his apartment and seized the drugs.He was booked under Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substances Act,1985,and investigations are on to track down his network.
In a similar operations,the CCB officials arrested a 30-year-old Nigerian National and seized 500 grams of hydro Ganja worth Rs.75 lakh from him.
The accused identified as Kevin Rozer,who works as software engineer in a city-based tech firm used to allegedly source the drugs from his contacts in Delhi and Mumbai and sell it to their customers through the drop location method.The accused used to operate a WhatsApp group to sell drugs.
In another case,the police have arrested two more Nigerian nationals in Hebbagodi and recovered 42 grams ecstasy pills and 3.8 kilos of MDMA,white and brown powder from them.
The accused Ngwu Kingsley Chukwveneka,32,and Thomas Navid Chime,40,used to peddle drugs to their contacts who are students and IT employees.
The accused are habitual offenders involved in similar cases in Gujarat and also booked by Narcotics Control Bureau earlier.
The accused had come to India on a medical visa and are overstaying, police said.This is one of the major drug bust so far city police commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh,said while appreciating the police work .
