Officials of the Narcotics Control Bureau on Wednesday arrested three persons from Andhra Pradesh and recovered 223 kg of marijuana. They were reportedly headed to Maharashtra to deliver the drug. Based on a tip-off, a team intercepted the car at Devanahalli toll gate. Upon searching, they found the drug concealed in packets and stuffed in the boot.
On being questioned, Anumulu Prasad, 45, a timber merchant, told officials that he had got the drug from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and was transporting it to Maharashtra. He had employed two persons, M. Ramakrishna and K. Rajesh, and had offered them ₹10,000 for the trip.
He claimed that he would take the Telangana route to reach Maharashtra, but was forced to take the Bengaluru route as security was heightened due to elections there.
Prasad has been taken into custody for five days.
12 kg of marijuana seized
Three persons were on Wednesday caught red-handed by the Mico Layout police while attempting to sell drugs to college students and software engineers. The police seized 12 kg of marijuana from them.
Two of the accused Vishnuvardhan, 23, and Rajesh, 22, are from Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh, and the third Juned Ahmed, 24, is a resident of Bannerghatta.
The police said that Vishnuvardhan and Rajesh bought the drug from their hometown. With the help of Juned, they sold it to college students and software engineers in BMT Layout and Bannerghatta Road.