Scientist, IAF officer arrested in drug racket
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and the police have arrested a Bengaluru-based scientist and an Indian Air Force (IAF) officer for their alleged involvement in a drug racket. The NCB had seized drugs worth ₹45 crore from the scientist's possession on Tuesday. Reportedly, the IAF officer was arrested when he was trying to escape in a local bus in Maharashtra.