Drugs worth Rs 3.5 crore seized; two arrested in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: The Ashok Nagar police have seized drugs worth Rs 3.5 crore, and have arrested two peddlers, officials said on Tuesday.

The arrested are Syed Tariq Iqbal, 33, from Chikka Banaswadi and Sheikh Mohammed Arbaz, 29, from Kadugodi. Police said Iqbal worked as a business analyst. Arbaz was a PU dropout.

Police said on December 31, they received a tip-off that attempts were being made to sell narcotics during the new year's bash near Hosur Road.

Police arrested one of the suspects and recovered the drugs hidden near a burial ground. His associate was arrested later.

Police recovered 3.2 kg of MDMA crystals and a mobile phone from the duo, and a two-wheeler used in the crime was impounded.