Chennai police have arrested five individuals in two separate drug-related cases. The arrests followed a tip-off about illegal narcotics activity in the city.
A special team, led by a sub-inspector, acted on the information and raided the Urban Square service road off Mount-Poonamallee Road in St. Thomas Mount. There, they caught two individuals in the act of selling drugs. The police seized 2 grams each of amphetamine and heroin from the suspects.
The arrested individuals were identified as M. Rubi Ann (47) of Purasawalkam and Mohammed Kasim (40) of Anakaputhur. Both have been remanded in judicial custody. The police have registered a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in connection with the seizure.