CCB seizes drugs worth Rs 2.5 cr in Bengaluru; foreigner arrested

Bengaluru: City Crime Branch (CCB), Narcotics Wing, has busted a drug racket and seized narcotic substances worth about Rs 2.5 crore.

Two accused, including a foreign national, were arrested.

The operation was carried out in the Bandepalya and Soladevanahalli police station limits.

The CCB team arrested Nigerian national Okeke Christopher Okwdili and recovered 1.70 kg of MDMA. Investigators said Okwdili was sourcing drugs through friends and selling them in the city.

Police said the accused were targeting local residents, IT-BT employees, and students. Okwdili was arrested twice earlier in similar cases and had resumed drug peddling after coming out on bail.

Another accused, Naveen Raj, a resident of Tamil Nadu, had stored drugs at his house in Bandepalya. The CCB seized 60 LSD pills and Rs 2 lakh in cash.

Investigations revealed that he was procuring drugs through the dark web and distributing them locally.