By Mukesh 
In a major crackdown, the Central Crime Branch (CCB) Anti Narcotics Wing has unearthed an international drug trafficking network operating through foreign postal channels and arrested multiple accused including foreign nationals.
Acting on specific intelligence, CCB officials conducted a special operation at a foreign post office in the city and intercepted suspicious parcels sent from abroad. The police seized 2.865 kg of hydro ganja, 108 gm of MDMA crystals, and 2 gm of cocaine. A case has been registered under the NDPS Act, 1985, at K.G. Nagar Police Station.
Following the seizure, police tracked down and arrested two accused in Adugodi. Investigations revealed that the accused were using fake names and addresses to receive narcotics sent via international parcels.
Further probe led to the arrest of three foreign nationals who were allegedly overstaying and were involved in the racket. Police said the accused were linked to drug networks operating from multiple countries.
Police said further investigation is under way to identify the wider network behind the drug trafficking racket and trace the origin of the seized narcotics.
Drive against illegal immigrants
In a parallel operation, the city police conducted a drive against illegal immigrants. Police detained three foreign nationals from Nigeria, Tanzania, and Djibouti for visa violations and handed them over to the jurisdictional police station for further action.
Additionally, in an ongoing crackdown, Bengaluru police detained a total of 272 Bangladeshi nationals staying illegally in the city. All of them have been handed over to the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) for deportation proceedings, city police commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh said.