The Bengaluru police on Saturday arrested two individuals for allegedly peddling marijuana in metropolis’s Basavangudi space. The cops have additionally recovered 116 kilograms of marijuana from the accused which is value of Rs. 44 lakhs.
P Krishna Kant, deputy commissioner of police, Bengaluru(south) tweeted, “Seized 116 kgs of Ganja value 44 Lakhs. Good work completed by @Basavanagudibcp in nabbing the drug peddlers who have been supplying Ganja to Bangalore Metropolis. Arrested two accused and despatched to Judicial Custody.” Karnataka police have been conducting searches to get rid of the sale and utilization of narcotic substances within the state.
Final week, Mangaluru Police in Karnataka arrested 9 individuals, together with medical doctors, on Saturday over alleged involvement in consumption and peddling of narcotic substances. Amongst these held, there have been additionally medical college students of a personal school in Mangaluru. College students and medical doctors from Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Telangana and Karnataka have been reportedly among the many arrested individuals. Within the span of the final one month, the police in Mangaluru have made twenty-four arrests in drug associated instances.
Earlier this month, the Karnataka Police arrested a person in Mangaluru and seized 16 grams of narcotics, estimated to be value Rs. 1.56 lakh. The accused, recognized as Abdulla Bardila (51), is a resident of Goa and was caught whereas peddling medication in Karnataka’s coastal metropolis. Cops additionally seized one auto-press clear Polyphone bag containing white coloration powder – suspected to be cocaine – weighing 12.64 grams, officers mentioned on the time.