Sun Jan 12 17:33:16 UTC 2025: ## Bengaluru Police Bust Drug Ring, Seize Yaba and Ganja

**Bengaluru, January 13, 2025** – The Bengaluru City Police’s Anti-Narcotics Wing successfully dismantled a drug trafficking operation, arresting two peddlers and seizing a significant quantity of narcotics. The raid, conducted jointly with Parappana Aggrahara police, targeted an apartment in Electronics City Phase-2 following a tip-off.

Authorities confiscated 5 grams of Yaba tablets and 1.7 kilograms of ganja, estimated to be worth ₹3 lakh. Police investigations revealed the suspects, hailing from West Bengal, targeted college students and software professionals as their clientele. They allegedly sourced the drugs cheaply from West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh before selling them at inflated prices to fund a lavish lifestyle.

Both individuals have been charged under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The operation highlights the ongoing efforts by Bengaluru police to combat the growing drug menace in the city.

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