Coimbatore rural police arrest nine in drive against ganja peddlers

By Express News Service

COIMBATORE: Coimbatore District (Rural) Police carried out a drive against drugs on Wednesday and arrested nine persons for possessing ganja and ganja-chocolates. The drive was conducted after TNIE highlighted the growing menace of ganja use in rural areas, on Tuesday.

Based on instructions from Superintendent of Police V Badrinarayanan, 46 special teams conducted raids. Around 105 persons who were identified as ganja peddlers were interrogated. Later cases were registered against nine, for possessing ganja and ganja-chocolates.

Police seized the contraband and banned gutka items from them and arrested them under NDPS Act. In this drive, police seized ganja-infused chocolates weighing 28 kg.

In Mettupalayam, police found two persons possessing four country-made bombs and arrested them. Similarly, three persons namely, Shetty Singh (58), Ramaraj (30), and Velu (33) from Karamadai, were arrested for possessing country-made guns. Besides, they arrested a person for possession of banned lottery tickets.

Around 600 lottery tickets and a vehicle were seized from him. The police also made 25 history sheeters to sign security bonds, said police. The public can reach police at 94981-81212 and 77081 00100 to inform about contraband sale, and trafficking.

<br /> COIMBATORE: Coimbatore District (Rural) Police carried out a drive against drugs on Wednesday and arrested nine persons for possessing ganja and ganja-chocolates. The drive was conducted after TNIE highlighted the growing menace of ganja use in rural areas, on Tuesday.</p> <p>Based on instructions from Superintendent of Police V Badrinarayanan, 46 special teams conducted raids. Around 105 persons who were identified as ganja peddlers were interrogated. Later cases were registered against nine, for possessing ganja and ganja-chocolates.</p> <p>Police seized the contraband and banned gutka items from them and arrested them under NDPS Act. In this drive, police seized ganja-infused chocolates weighing 28 kg.</p><div class='ai-viewports ai-viewport-1 ai-viewport-2 ai-insert-3-90498888' style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;' data-insertion-position='prepend' data-selector='.ai-insert-3-90498888' data-insertion-no-dbg data-code='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' data-block='3'></div> <p>In Mettupalayam, police found two persons possessing four country-made bombs and arrested them. Similarly, three persons namely, Shetty Singh (58), Ramaraj (30), and Velu (33) from Karamadai, were arrested for possessing country-made guns. Besides, they arrested a person for possession of banned lottery tickets.</p> <p>Around 600 lottery tickets and a vehicle were seized from him. The police also made 25 history sheeters to sign security bonds, said police. The public can reach police at 94981-81212 and 77081 00100 to inform about contraband sale, and trafficking.<br />