COIMBATORE: In two separate cases, the Coimbatore city police on Friday arrested six men on charges of possessing synthetic drug methamphetamine and ganja.
On Friday evening, the Sundarapuram police seized 58 gram of methamphetamine from three men and arrested them. The arrested men have been identified as B Annamalai, 25, of Kurichi Housing Unit, R Arunpandi, 27, of Madurai and A Gopinath, 21 of Dindigul. Upon checking them, police found 58 grams of methamphetamine in their possession. In a separate incident, Ukkadam police arrested R Arun, 20 of Sivagangai District, S Bhuvanesh, 22 of Theni and K Raman, 23 of Madurai and seized 3.6 kg of ganja from them.
Based on specific information about synthetic drug sales, the Sundarapuram police reached Mohan Nagar on the Madukkarai Main Road and began a search. They found the trio under a flyover. The trio were remanded in judicial custody.
A case was registered under Section 8(c) read with Section 22(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act). They were remanded in judicial custody.