Overview
- Bengaluru police said Wednesday they arrested eight people, including three foreign nationals, and seized MDMA worth about ₹35 crore on the street.
- Hebbal police acted on a tip, raiding a car in Unnathi Layout on May 11 and recovering 4.18 kg of MDMA, then seizing another 10.12 kg from a home in Chikkanayakanahalli on May 14.
- Investigators extended the case to Delhi and Haryana, where four suspects were held, including three foreign nationals alleged to be suppliers, and brought to Bengaluru on transit warrants.
- The latest arrest near a Hennur hospital on May 18 led officers to 3.2 kg of MDMA at the suspect’s residence, taking the total haul to 17.5 kg along with two cars and four phones.
- Police say more members of the network are absconding, and they distinguish the haul’s ₹17.5 crore procurement cost from an estimated ₹35 crore illegal market value to show how the trade profits.