4 peddlers arrested under NDPS Act

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Four people were arrested by the Anti-Narcotics Wing of the CCB for allegedly being involved in supplying drugs to students and techies in the city.

According to police, the CCB had received information regarding the drugs being supplied to the youth following deals over a private messaging mobile application, ‘Wickr me.’ Based on the information, the CCB tracked the four accused, identified as Jitin, Rehan, Yashwanth and Selvin near Mico Layout police station limits.

Police said drugs worth Rs 4.5 lakh, including 60 grams of MDMA crystals and 2 kg ganja, were seized from the accused along with their mobile phones. Preliminary investigations revealed that the accused had been peddling drugs from other states to sell them in the city at higher prices.

A case under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered against the accused at the Mico Layout police station and further investigation is underway