19 persons, including 14 foreigners held, drugs worth Rs 7.7 cr seized

Bengaluru: As many as 19 persons, including 14 foreign nationals have been arrested in Bengaluru and narcotic substances worth about Rs 7.7 crore were seized from them, police said on Tuesday.The anti narcotics wing of Central Crime Branch of Bengaluru Police have made these arrests, they added.

Following a series of coordinated raids across various parts of the city, 2.804 kg of banned MDMA crystals and 2.1 kg of hydro-ganja were seized, they said in a statement. In a separate operation, 11 foreign nationals living illegally in an area under the Hebbagodi police station limits were detained. They were produced before the FRRO (Foreigners Regional Registration Office) for verification and further legal action, it added.