In two days, 24 persons held for drug peddling
The Anti-Narcotic Intelligence Unit(ANIU) has been sharing intelligence inputs on drug peddlers and local police have been arresting and seizing the drugs consistently across the city.
In pursuance of operations, Pattinapakkam Police mounted surveillance near a hotel and conducted a search at a room in the hotel located in MRC Nagar on Sunday. Police seized 5g of ganja, 48mg of OG ganja and 11 mobile phones from 10 persons. Police arrested Jagadeeshwar, 34, of Choolai, Santhosh, 27, of Kolathur and eight others. Police investigation revealed that Jagadeeshwar had a love marriage recently and the contraband was used at the party he hosted for his friends.
On Saturday, Maduravoyal police arrested 10 suspects including Vasanth, 23 of Maduravoyal, Karthik, 27, of Karanodai and eight others near Kamatchi Nagar. 0.81g of LSD stamps, 5.25g of MDMA tablets, 53g of OG ganja, 350g of ganja, ₹50,000 in cash, and a bike were seized from them.
MGR Nagar police arrested four more suspects including Sankara Narayanan, 27, of MGR Nagar and three others. The police seized 3g of methamphetamine and 28g of ganja paste from them.
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