Karnataka :The Bengaluru City Police on Wednesday took into custody a 27-year-old Man an drug seller with 11 kilograms of Hashish oil worth Rs 11 crore.
The accused was recognized as MR Anoop, staying at Sahakarnagar in Bengaluru and was from Kerala.
Police sources said that Anoop lived in a solitary room in Sahakaranagar for over a year and the lease was paid by the boss of the racket. Anoop and two other people who remained in his room were deputed to hawk drugs in the city. He was before captured by Suddaguntepalya police on drug selling charges in December last year and 214 kilograms of Ganja worth Rs 60 lakh was seized from the group.
Police officials said that Anoop and his partners brought Hashish oil from Kerala and selling it in Bengaluru, particularly at in-local gatherings.
Deputy Commissioner of Police – North East CK Baba said, “He was under the police radar for a long time and we caught him red-handed beneath Hebbal flyover on the evening of December 4 when he came to sell hashish oil. Then, we raided his house in Sahakarnagar and recovered 11 kgs of hashish oil. Soon, we are leaving for Kerala to look for others including the kingpin.”
