In the continuing drive against cannabis peddling, the city police on Monday arrested six persons and seized 4 kg of cannabis.
The South Division’s Anti Rowdy Squad arrested Roshan Vegas, 23, Anil D’Souza, 45, Melwyin Rohit, 22, Rakshit Shetty, 21, and Yagnesh Shetty, 21. The police seized 2.2 kg cannabis including those packed in 61 packets.
According to a press release, the accused were in a house in Bejai and were allegedly attempting to sell cannabis to students in the locality. While some consumers were purchasing cannabis directly from the arrested persons, few were getting it indirectly, the police said.
The Central Sub-division’s Anti Rowdy Squad personnel on Monday arrested the person who had reportedly supplied cannabis to seven consumers arrested by police here on Sunday.
The police said Mohammed Shakir, 23, of Gurupura Kaikamba was found selling cannabis in Kodical B Cross on Monday. The police have recovered 1.8 kg cannabis, two mobile phones, a motorcycle and some cash. A case under Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances Act was registered against Shakir at the Urva Police Station.
The Anti Rowdy squad personnel on Sunday arrested Mohammed Ramlan, 22, from Velancia, Ankit Shetty, 25, from Marnamikatte, Shubham, 23, and Shawn Rodrigues, 19, from Kadri, Ganesh Poojary, 24, from Jeppu, Praveen, 25, from Kodical and Ranjit Devadiga, 21, from Kodical. They were allegedly found consuming cannabis at a ground in Kodical.
