Man Arrested in Illegal Drug Trade – 8Kgs Ganja seized
Mangaluru: The CCB police arrested a man while transporting Ganja to the district on November 28.
The arrested has been identified as Ibrahim (38), a native of Kumble, Kasaragod.
According to the police on November 27, getting reliable information that a person was transporting a huge quantity of Ganja from Vishakhapattanam, Andhra Pradesh to the district.
The CCB police arrested Ibrahim at the Pumpwell circle along with 8 kgs of ganja which was being taken to Puttur. Police have also seized cash and Mobile phone all worth Rs 2.1 lakh from his possession.
Ibrahim was transporting Ganja to Dakshina Kannada district from Andhra Pradesh and selling it at various places in Puttur, Sullia and Mangaluru city. In 2014, Ibrahim was arrested while he was attempting to sell ganja. The case is still under investigation and Ibrahim was absconding since then. The court had issued a search warrant against him. The accused has been handed over to the Kankanady police for further investigation.
The operation was carried out by CCB police Sunil Naik, PSI Shyam Sundar and team.
