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Bengaluru police seize drugs worth Rs 37 crore; arrest three accused

06:06 PM Apr 09, 2022 | Team Udayavani |

‎Bengaluru: Govindapura‎‎ police have arrested three persons for allegedly supplying drugs to celebrities, college students, and businessmen in Bengaluru.‎ Drugs worth Rs 37 crores were confiscated from them including methaqualone, MDMA, tramadol, and Cocaine, police added.

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The accused have been identified as Rajeet Bhanu Gupta (24) of Mira Bhayandar Road in Maharashtra, Andran Gomes (59) of Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu, and S Rajesh (35) of Grant Lyon in Tamil Nadu.

Methaqualone worth Rs 35 crore, MDMA worth Rs 1.18 crore, 300-gram tramadol worth Rs 15 lakh, and 75-gram cocaine worth Rs 7.5 lakhs were seized from their possession, police said.

The raid was conducted at a water tank behind the forest office in the 1st block of HBR layout 5th stage, after receiving a credible tip about drugs being sold there, police said.

A case has been registered against the accused under the NDPS act. Further investigations are underway.

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