Mangaluru: A 23-year-old man was arrested near the Jokatte Cross railway bridge, under the Panambur police station limits, for illegally selling ganja on Thursday. Contraband and property worth Rs 3.9 lakh were seized during the operation.
Police seized 3.8 kg of ganja valued at approximately Rs 1.9 lakh, a mobile phone worth Rs 4,000 and a car with an estimated value of Rs 2 lakh from the accused.
City police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH said that the accused was actively selling ganja in major areas across Surathkal, Panambur, Kavoor and Mangaluru city. Acting on a credible tip-off that ganja was being transported for sale, a joint raid was conducted by a team led by the assistant commissioner of police (ACP) of the North Subdivision, alongside officers and personnel from the Panambur police station. The arrested individual has been identified as Mohammad Nisar from Padnoor Post, Puttur taluk. During questioning, he admitted to having sold ganja in Mangaluru on several previous occasions.
A case has been registered at the Panambur police station under Sections 8(C) and 20(b)(ii)(A) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and further investigation is currently under way, he said.