Bengaluru: Investigating drug peddling charges involving Nigerian nationals in various parts of Bengaluru, the East division police on Monday launched simultaneous raids on houses of celebrities and reportedly recovered narcotics substances from the houses.
The police said the raid was conducted based on input from a notorious Nigerian drug peddler who was arrested a few days ago.
The police detained a celebrity, a DJ and an industrialist after conducting raids at their respective homes in Rajajinagar, Benson Town and Banashankari.
The three have been identified as celebrity-actress and cosmetic industrialist Sonia Agarwal, industrialist Bharath and DJ Vachan Chinnappa. The police have taken them in for interrogation.
According to the police, the celebrities had been in touch with the Nigerian nationals who were arrested on drug peddling charges a few days ago.