Hydro weed cannabis seized in Mangaluru, one held
Mangaluru (Karnataka) (PTI): Hydro weed cannabis worth Rs 30 lakh has been seized and one person arrested for allegedly supplying narcotics to the city from overseas, police said on Saturday.
The Central Crime Branch (CCB) confiscated 300 grams of high-value hydro weed cannabis and 2.5 kg of regular cannabis, along with other assets on Thursday, they said.
Upon receiving credible information about the illegal transportation and sale of Hydro Weed cannabis, the CCB police launched an operation in the Kudroli area of Mangaluru.
The police recovered cannabis valued at Rs 30 lakh, along with Rs 75,000 worth of regular cannabis, a mobile phone, and a digital weighing scale. The total estimated value of the seized assets stands at Rs 30,85,500, they said.
A case has been registered and preliminary inquiry has revealed that the Hydro Weed cannabis was sourced from Thailand.
Investigation is underway to track down other individuals involved in this drug distribution network.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
