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A ample consignment of ganja weighing astir 280 kg and estimated to beryllium valued astatine astir ₹1.40 crore was seized by the Mysuru City Police successful the aboriginal hours of Monday.
Sharing this accusation with reporters, Mysuru City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar said a squad of City Crime Branch (CCB) constabulary intercepted a motortruck connected the Mysuru-Malavalli road and recovered the contraband, which was believed to beryllium connected its mode to Kerala and different districts of Karnataka.
A full of 4 persons were arrested successful the case. They person been identified arsenic Mohammed Zubair, Mudasir Ahmed, Abubakar Siddiq and Syed Mazhar, the constabulary said.
The seizure came astir aft pursuing intelligence-based inputs for astir a week, said Ms. Latkar.
CCB teams managed to intercept a goods truck, which was carrying the contraband, successful beforehand of Hasiru Goodu Nursery Gate successful Green County Layout connected Mysuru-Malavalli main roadworthy wrong the limits of Alanahalli Police Station successful Mysuru city.
A car, which was escorting the truck, was besides seized successful the operation, the constabulary said.
Drug menace
Ms. Latkar said that the metropolis constabulary person been taking enactment against the cause menace successful the city, targeting some peddlers and users of substances similar ganja and different synthetic drugs by filing cases.
During the past 3 months, Ms. Latkar said the metropolis constabulary booked a full of 12 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act cases.
While a full of 28 accused persons person been arrested successful transportation with the 12 cases, 43 kg of ganja and 164 grams of synthetic narcotic substances person been seized. The metropolis constabulary person besides registered 36 cases of cause depletion successful the past 3 months.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Sundar Raj and Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Harsha Priyamvada were besides contiguous during the media briefing.
