Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi
Udupi, Sep 1: Two days after the ganja peddler was arrested near Perampalli, DCIB police inspector Ganesh Hegade has now arrested another peddler named Abdul Razak (48), native of Kaup, Mallar who was trying to sell ganja near the city bus stand on Thursday, August 30.
Police have recovered 565 grams of ganja, cash worth Rs 450, a cell phone and other items worth Rs 11,450.
It is learnt that the accused has been supplying ganja to the students of Manipal and Udupi area, after bringing them from Kalandar, Chikmaglur.
Speaking to Daijiworld, police said that the accused was earlier held for attempt to murder in the year 1985 and was imprisoned for five years. He was involved in two more ganja peddling cases in the year 2004 and 2008. Both Razak and his wife Dulekha had been sentenced to jail for four years.