Bengaluru police bust drug racket; arrest four, seize narcotics worth Rs 2.3 crore

Out of the four accused arrested by Bengaluru police in the drugs cases, two are from Nigeria and one is from Ghana.

Bengaluru | February 28, 2024 10:21 AM IST

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Bengaluru city police commissioner B Dayananda, announcing the arrest of those accused, said that they have seized 730 grams of MDMA crystals, 1273 ecstasy pills, and 42 grams of hydro ganja. (Express Photo)

The Bengaluru police Central Crime Branch (CCB) on Tuesday arrested four drug peddlers, including three foreign nationals, and seized illegal substances worth Rs 2.3 crore from the accused.

While announcing the arrests, B Dayananda, Commissioner, Bengaluru police, said they have seized 730 gram of MDMA crystals, 1273 ecstasy pills, and 42 grams of hydro ganja from the accused.

The accused, who have been identified as Chainasa Cyprilan Okoye, 38, and Kalu Chukwa, 40, from Nigeria; Emmanuel Kwasy, 32, from Ghana, and Mohammad Shahir, 27, were arrested in three different cases.

Two cases were registered in the Soladevanahalli police station where three foreign nationals were arrested.

In one of the cases, the suspect was arrested in Mumbai earlier for selling ganja and had come out on bail. The police said he had continued his business in Bengaluru with the help of his friend.

In another case registered in the RMC Yard police station, Shahir was accused of peddling hydro ganja using India Postal Services after buying them from the Netherlands.

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