Ashoka Garden police have nabbed a 23-year-old drug peddler near Prabhat petrol pump and recovered 110 gm of MD drugs weighing worth Rs 3 lakh from his possession on Friday.
Police said that acting on a tip-off regarding a man carrying drugs was nabbed near Prabhat petrol and when he was searched 110 gm of MD drugs was recovered from his possession.
The accused was identified as Suryakant Patil and is a resident of Rajharsh Colony Kolar who failed to provide details of the drugs recovered from his possession.
Police said that the white coloured crystalline powder was recovered from his
possession which was later found to be MD drug and quantity which was recovered from his possession was worth Rs 3 lakh.
The accused is final year student of M Tech from a private university in Pune. After the initial investigation police have registered a case under sections 8 and 20 of the NDPS Act.
Police said that the source of the drugs and their scheduled delivery to the customer in the city and nearby areas would be probed.
The accused confessed that his targets were young customers from well to do families and he would also supply the drugs in rave parties. During the initial investigation it was found that the accused was scheduled to deliver the drugs but was nabbed before the delivery of consignment.
Police said that his young customers who used to buy and are addicted to drugs would be investigated in the further investigation. The accused used to sell drugs to make fast money and other details are investigated.