Bengaluru, Jan. 6 -- Two persons were arrested for their alleged involvement in an attempt to sell MDMA in Ashokanagar area here and over 3kg of banned synthetic drug valued at Rs 3.5 crore was seized from their possession, police said.

The Ashokanagar Police Station received a specific tip-off from tip-off on December 31 regarding the drug being sold to youngsters during the New Year celebrations, police said.

Based on this information, a case was registered under the NDPS Act at the station, and a person was later arrested near the Hindu cemetery on Hosur Road.

The arrested person, upon interrogation, confessed that he had bought the banned drug MDMA crystal from an unknown person at a low price along with another accomplice, with th...