132 kg ganja confiscated by Mangaluru CCB policemen; two arrested
Mangaluru: Rameez Raaz and Abdul Khader Haris were reportedly arrested by the Mangaluru CCB police near Mudipu for illegal transport of ganja. The police confiscated 132 kg ganja from the arrested men.
Addressing a press meet in the city on Friday, Mangaluru City Police Commissioner N Shashi Kumar said that Raaz, 30, of Naringana in Bantwal, and Haris, 31, of Kasaragod, were arrested in Kayargoli in Mudipu Kurnadu village, said sources.
“The arrested men were transporting the processed ganja from Vishakhapatnam to Mangaluru, Bengaluru and places in Kerala. We have seized the loot along with the car that was used for transport, cash and two mobile phones from the duo. The confiscated things are worth approximately Rs 39.5 lakh. Three swords have also been seized,” the police officer reportedly said.
Mangaluru CCB Inspector Mahesh Prasad and PSI Rajendra B led the investigation team, which followed a tip-off on Raaz and Haris on Thursday, he added.
“Three cases have been registered against Raaz at the Konaje Police Station in relation to consumption and sale of narcotics and assault. There are six other cases registered against him at the Ullal and Mangalore North police stations for ganja sale and attempt to murder. Against Haris, there are two attempt to murder cases at the Ullal Police Station and two assault cases at the Manjeshwara Police Station,” Shashi Kumar is learned to have said.
The commissioner further said that the arrested duo had been carrying the swords to use on any policeman or people who stopped them, said sources. The men had filled the car boot with the ganja on their way from Vishakhapatnam to Bengaluru to be supplied in various places in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Kasaragod and Uttara Kannada districts.
“We have been informed of a racket to grow the ganja in the forests of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha. The processed ganja is reportedly being supplied in huge quantities to customers in Kerala and Karnataka. The matter came to light while handling earlier cases related to narcotics supply,” the commissioner stated, adding, “A detailed investigation of the activities will be conducted and other people involved in the racket will be found.”
DCPs Anshu Kumar and Dinesh Kumar and CCB Inspector Mahesh Prasad were present at the press meet.
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Vitla police seize vehicle transporting cattle illegally
Vitla: Vitla Sub-inspector Ramakrishna has seized a vehicle that was allegedly transporting cattle illegally at Karai of Kolnadu village in Bantwal taluk. Two men in the vehicle, identified as Naveen and Chethan of Mandya, have reportedly been subjected to police questioning.
Police sources have said that the SI saw a vehicle transporting two cows and parked by the road. When he questioned the driver Naveen and Chethan, who were in the vehicle, about the cattle, he was told by the duo that the cows belonged to one Shankar, a resident of Channarayapatna. The men also told the SI that Shankar was supplying the cattle to a man in Salettur, identified as Shafi, allegedly for beef production.
Further, Naveen and Chethan confessed before the officer that they had gotten the cattle transport permit in others’ names, the sources have added.
