Bengaluru: Police seize MDMA worth Rs 1.07 crore; Liberian national arrested

Bengaluru, Nov 11 (PTI) Police on Tuesday said they have arrested a Liberian national here for allegedly selling the banned narcotic substance MDMA, and seized drugs worth Rs 1.07 crore from his possession.

The arrest followed a tip-off received by the Avalahalli police on November 7, police added.

"Based on credible information that a foreign national residing near Kammasandra Circle was selling MDMA crystals to his associates, a police team conducted a search and apprehended the accused," a senior police officer said.

During interrogation, the accused confessed that he had been purchasing MDMA crystals at a lower price from unknown persons and selling them at a higher price for profit, police said.

A total of 537 grams of MDMA crystals of various colours, valued at Rs 1.07 crore, was seized. The accused has been remanded to judicial custody, police added. PTI AMP SSK