CHENNAI: In a significant crackdown on an interstate narcotics network, the Tiruvallur district police have apprehended a 43-year-old Senegalese national, identified as Bende, who is alleged to be the mastermind of a major synthetic drug cartel.

The accused was arrested from a hideout in Delhi following a ten-day surveillance operation. He was subsequently brought to Tiruvallur on a transit warrant on Thursday. Police officials confirmed the seizure of multiple mobile phones from his possession, which contained critical data on extensive drug distribution networks spanning Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and the Northeast.

The investigation was initiated on October 14 after the Manavalanagar police in Tiruvallur district nabbed two men with 55 grams of methamphetamine. Inte

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