Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru
Mangaluru, May 27: The city crime branch (CCB) led by ACP Valentine D'Souza and inspector Shyamsundar on Saturday May 27 seized 14 kg of ganja and arrested two persons.
The arrested have been identified as Abdul Azeez (35) and Mohammed Mustafa alias Gidi (44), both residents of Naringana, Bantwal.
ACP Valentine D'Souza and inspector Shyamsunder were on their usual rounds when they received information that ganja was being transported in a silver Maruthi 800 car. While they were inspecting vehicles near Kayargoli cross close to Mudipu, they intercepted the Maruthi car and found two persons transporting ganja in it.
On interrogation, the police learnt that the accused had procured 14 kg of ganja from a certain Sheikh Saleem Basha of Palamaner, Andhra Pradesh, and were planning to sell it to people in Mangaluru, and Manjeshwar and Uppala in Kerala.
The CCB police seized the 14 kg of ganja and also the car, along with two mobile phones. The total worth of the seized items is Rs 3,35,400.
Among the accused, Abdul Azeez is an accused in drug peddling case registered in Ullal police station in 2016.
Further investigations are on.