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Bengaluru constabulary arrested 2 persons for allegedly selling ganja adjacent Hebbal, portion different accused was taken into custody successful a abstracted cognition by Kengeri police, officials said connected December 16.
According to the police, unit from the Hebbal constabulary presumption acted connected a tip-off connected December 13 and conducted a raid adjacent V. Naganahalli, adjacent to a railway track. During the operation, 2 individuals were allegedly caught selling ganja to customers connected a two-wheeler. The constabulary detained the duo and seized the drugs.
According to the police, the accused were allegedly progressive successful the amerciable merchantability of banned narcotic substances to gain speedy money. Preliminary inquiries revealed that they procured ganja astatine a debased outgo from unidentified persons and sold it astatine higher prices to their customers. The constabulary seized 2.93 kg of ganja on with the two-wheeler utilized for the alleged sale. The full worth of the seized items has been estimated astatine ₹2.09 lakh.
The 2 accused person been booked nether provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and person been remanded to judicial custody. “Further probe is nether mode to hint the root of the contraband and place others progressive successful the network,” a constabulary authoritative said.
In a abstracted incident, Kengeri constabulary arrested 1 idiosyncratic connected December 11 for allegedly selling ganja adjacent the helipad adjacent to Kengeri Satellite Club. Acting connected tip-off, the constabulary conducted a raid and seized 560 grams of ganja, valued astatine astir ₹60,000.
A constabulary authoritative said, “The accused was allegedly supplying ganja to operation workers and section youth. A lawsuit has been registered nether the NDPS Act, 1985. The accused has been remanded to judicial custody. Further enquiry is ongoing.”
