Bengaluru: Six people were arrested for allegedly purchasing banned narcotic substances at low prices and later selling them to the public, with college students among the buyers, police said on Tuesday.
With their arrest, the police said they seized 8 kg 58 g of MDMA, 5 kg 700 g of hydro ganja, four mobile phones, and a car used in the commission of the offence.
The total value of the seized items is Rs 10.05 crore, while the estimated market value is Rs 20.10 crore, police added.
The searches were conducted recently at specific locations following tip-offs that banned narcotic substances such as MDMA and hydro ganja were being sold within the limits of Yeshwanthpur Police Station and Nandini Layout Police Station, they said.
“During these operations, six individuals were detained on different dates—two from other states and four locals,” a statement issued by the office of City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh said.
“Upon interrogation, the accused confessed that they were purchasing banned drugs such as MDMA and hydro ganja at low prices from unknown inter-state and local suppliers and selling them to the public, with college students among the buyers, for profit,” it added.
Efforts are ongoing to trace the unknown suppliers, both interstate and local, who were providing these narcotic substances, it said.
The investigation is still in progress, police said.
All six accused were produced before a court on different dates and have been remanded to judicial custody, they added.
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