Mangaluru CCB police seize 6.7 kg of ganja in anti-drug operation
Mangaluru (Karnataka), Dec 13: In a significant step toward creating a "Drugs-Free Mangaluru," the City Crime Branch (CCB) Police seized 6.7 kg of ganja and arrested a man allegedly involved in smuggling and selling the banned substance, police said on Friday.
Acting on specific intelligence, the CCB team apprehended the accused, Akhilesh (30), a resident of Ambalapadi in Udupi district, during a raid in the Mulki-Bappanadu area near Mangaluru, they said.
Akhilesh was transporting ganja from Mumbai to Mangaluru with the intent to sell it to the public, including students, police alleged.
The police confiscated 6.7 kg of ganja valued at Rs 1.62 lakh, along with a mobile phone and Rs 660 in cash.
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A case has been registered at the Mulki Police Station.
The accused reportedly procured the contraband from Mumbai and travelled to Mangaluru by train to engage in illegal sales for personal financial gain and a luxurious lifestyle, a senior police officer said.
Already he had six criminal cases registered against him, including theft, drug peddling, assault, and substance abuse in police stations across Mangaluru and Udupi districts, police added.
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Karnataka cabinet clears Mysuru Development Authority bill: Sources
Belagavi (Karnataka), Dec 13: The Karnataka cabinet on Friday cleared the Mysuru Development Authority bill, sources said.
The bill seeks to replace MUDA with MDA. The MDA will be formed in line with the structure of the Bangalore Development Authority, which will not have MLAs in its board, government sources said.
MUDA was recently hit by the site allotment scam.
The Lokayukta police registered a case against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife Parvathi B M, his brother-in-law Mallikarjuna Swamy and others for the alleged allotment of 14 MUDA sites in the Mysuru upmarket in lieu of the "acquisition" of three acres and 16 gunta of land in Kesare village in Mysuru city.
The cabinet has deferred the Gig Workers' Bill that seeks to provide social security to those working in the gig industry.
