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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Goods vehicle topples on road in Hanur taluk while returning from temple; over 30 injured
Chamarajanagar: More than 30 people returning from a visit to the Thattekare Mahadeshwara temple were injured as the goods vehicle they were traveling in toppled on the road near Hunasepalya in Hanur taluk on Friday night.
Driver of the vehicle Nagendra and his father Mahadevaswamy were found grievously injured.
The devotees, learned to be residents of VS Doddi, Wodeyarapalya and Kariyappanadoddi villages of Hanur taluk, were returning after offering prayers at the temple on the second day of Diwali on Friday, when the accident occurred.
The people injured in the accident are being treated at the Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS) Hospital.
