In a coordinated city-wide operation, Mangaluru police arrested seven individuals involved in selling ganja to college students, youth, and the general public, Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H said.
The crackdown was conducted across multiple police station jurisdictions based on credible intelligence.
At Khandathpalli, Abdul Samad alias Chammu was caught with 40 grams of ganja and booked under the NDPS Act at Mangaluru North Police Station.
In Kolnadu Lingappayyanakadu, Dharmalinga was arrested with 1.09 kg of ganja, reportedly intended for students and daily wage workers.
Two men from Bihar, Dolat Kumar Sharma and Mohammad Khushalam, were apprehended in Maravoor with 1.189 kg of ganja and 219 grams of bhang.
At Padil, Karthik and Mohit were detained with eight grams of ganja.
Separately, engineering student Pranav K V from Malappuram, Kerala, was arrested in Mangaluru East with 1.1 kg of ganja.
All seven accused have been remanded to judicial custody.
Police revealed that several buyers connected to the peddlers have already been identified, and special teams are actively working to trace and arrest them to dismantle the supply chain.
Commissioner Reddy urged the public to report any drug-related activity promptly, emphasizing that community cooperation is key to combating the city’s narcotics problem.
