Bengaluru, April 15 -- A foreign national was arrested by the Anti-Narcotics Squad of the Bengaluru Central Crime Branch (CCB) for allegedly selling/trafficking MDMA crystals, a prohibited drug, in the Begur police station limits. Items worth Rs2 crore, including narcotics and other materials, were seized during the raid.

Acting on information, CCB officers conducted a swift raid at the location. The suspect was caught on the crime scene in possession of MDMA crystals. The officers also seized an electronic weighing machine, a mobile phone, a two-wheeler used in the crime, and other items.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the accused, who arrived in India on a business visa in 2012, had been purchasing MDMA crystals at a low cos...