Archive · 13 Jan 2026
Ugandan Woman Arrested in Mangaluru Drug Bust
A woman from Uganda named Jalia Zalwango was arrested in a place called Jigani near Bengaluru.
She is accused of supplying a drug called MDMA to other people who sell drugs in Mangaluru.
The police found 4 kg of this drug, which is worth a lot of money, around Rs 4 crore.
The police found out about her because they had already caught some other drug sellers who told them about her.
She has been sent to jail for now, and the police want to ask her more questions.
A Ugandan woman, Jalia Zalwango, was arrested in Jigani for supplying MDMA.
4 kg of MDMA, valued at Rs 4 crore, was seized by the Mangaluru City Police.
Her arrest followed the detention of several drug peddlers in December.
The Central Crime Branch (CCB) team traced and apprehended her.
She was remanded to judicial custody and the police seek further questioning.
- Who
- Jalia Zalwango, a Ugandan woman
- What
- Arrested for supplying MDMA
- When
- After the detention of several drug peddlers in December
- Where
- Jigani, outskirts of Bengaluru
- Why
- To curb drug trafficking in Mangaluru
- Name
- Jalia Zalwango
- Nationality
- Ugandan
- Drug Seized
- 4 kg of MDMA
- Estimated Value
- Rs 4 crore
- Arrest Location
- Jigani, outskirts of Bengaluru
- Arresting Authority
- Mangaluru City Police
- Custody Status
- Judicial custody