Four Arrested in Separate Drug Busts in Coimbatore; 6.8 Kg of Ganja and 300 Intoxicating Tablets Seized

Coimbatore: Coimbatore police arrested four persons in separate anti-drug operations conducted in Karumbukadai, Saravanampatti and Kuniyamuthur, seizing a total of 6.8 kg of ganja and 300 intoxicating tablets.

In the first operation, Karumbukadai police conducted a raid at an open ground in Azad Nagar and arrested Bipin, 36, a native of Kozhikode in Kerala, for allegedly possessing ganja for sale. Police seized 3.100 kg of ganja from him. He was subsequently remanded to judicial custody.

In another operation, Saravanampatti police arrested Bikram Malik, 38, a native of Kanpada Mathasahi in Odisha's Bhadrak district, near a wholesale and retail meat shop on Saravanampatti-Lakshmi Nagar Road around 5.10 a.m. on November 13. Police seized 1.416 kg of ganja, 20 packaging covers and a green bag from him.

In a separate raid at Sahara City Arch on Keeranatham Road in Saravanampatti, police arrested Workshop Manikandan alias Manikandan, 29, a resident of Gandhima Nagar in Peelamedu, for allegedly possessing drugs for sale. Police seized 2.034 kg of ganja and 300 Tydol intoxicating tablets from him.

Meanwhile, Kuniyamuthur police arrested Mohammed Aaqib, 20, a resident of Thirumoorthy Nagar behind the Periya Pallivasal in Kuniyamuthur. He was apprehended during a search near the Kuniyamuthur Corporation public toilet. Police seized 250 grams of ganja allegedly kept for sale from him.

All four accused were arrested and remanded to judicial custody.