Parmesh S Jain
The Banaswadi police arrested a Kerala based peddler and recovered MDMA Crystal powder worth Rs.35 lakh from him.
The accused identified as,Munafis KP alias tony,native of kerala.
Senior officer told reporters,the Banaswadi police Sub-inspector received a tip off that a person near BBMP Park in HRBR layout is in possession of some narcotics substance and is waiting to deliver the same to his contacts.
Based on tip off a team of police headed by PSI,Nagaraj and his crime staff swung into action and rushed to the spot and kept a close watch on his movements without giving any hint the team after getting confirmation the team approached him by surrounding the area and when they questioned him for whom he was waiting.
His body language and behaviour while questioning was not convinced by the team later the team intercepted him and found drugs substance in his possession the team apprehended him and took to station for further investigation.
During investigation the accused confessed the crime and revealed that he was arrested by Dubai police on similar offense and after spending there years in prison,he returned to Bengaluru and continue to peddle drugs.
The drug peddler had come from Dubai and settled in a rented house in HSR layout in Bengaluru to peddle drugs.
A detailed investigation by the team it has revealed that his clinets are students and IT professionals who used to approach him through WhatsApp calls to avoid undue attention.
The accused would send his location on WhatsApp based on requirements and supply drugs.
With his arrest the team recovered 700 grams of MDMA Crystal powder and cocaine worth of Rs.35 lakhs from him.
The Banaswadi police have booked him under NDPS act and taken into custody to ascertain his network and further investigation is on.
Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,C H Pratap Reddy has appreciated Addl CP East,Dr A subramanyeshwara Rao,DCP East,Dr Bheemashankar S Guled,ACP,NB Sakkari,PI,L Santhosh Kumar,PSIs,as Nagaraj Nedalgi,Ansar Khan,and crime staff as,Mohammad Rafi,Murali Krishna,Annappa,Ramakrishna,Nandish,Suresh, Basavaraju and others has been appreciated for the exemplary and meticulous investigation done by them in nabbing the Notorious habitual drug peddler who returned from Dubai to peddle drugs and make easy money is now again cooling his heels in jail a suitable reward will be given to whole team he added.