Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Apr 5: In a crackdown on drug menace in the city, police personnel here conducted raids at various spots including college campuses on Tuesday April 4, and arrested 19 persons found to be engaged in ganja sale and consumption.
Two persons who were selling ganja and eight who had consumed it were taken into custody from near a college at Bondel here. Kavoor police, who conducted this raid, confiscated 600 grams of ganja from them. Prashant from Moodushedde, and Gopal from Kenjaru and eight others who had consumed ganja were arrested. Gopal is an accused in four murder cases.
Mohammed Saleem alias Siri Saleem (29), resident of Someshwar K C Road, who was found to be trying to sell ganja to students near a college at Neermarga Merlapadavu was arrested. He is also named as an accused in murder case which happened at Sakleshpur. He was arrested by rural police. Sahul Hamid, who was with Saleem at the time, succeeded in running away. 900 grams ganja was seized from Saleem's possession.
Eight persons, Tilakraj (23) from Urwa, Harshit Shetty (24) from Kulshekhar, Chandrahas (25) from Maroli, Prajwal (37) from Ladyhill, Abubakker Siddique (22) from Yedapadavu, Noorul Hassan (27), and Mohammed Junoon (21), both from Yedapadavu, and Afwan (20) from Porkody were arrested for consuming ganja.
Barke police inspector, Rajesh, police sub-inspector, Umesh, and other staff arrested these persons. On being subjected to medical tests, the fact that they had consumed drugs, was confirmed. Cases stand registered against all the arrested accused.