<p>The North Division police have arrested 61 persons in connection with peddling of drugs, smuggling of red sander wood, chain-snatching, extortion, mobile phone theft, robbery and other offences and recovered booty worth over Rs 2 crore.</p>.<p>Addressing a press conference in the city on Wednesday, City Police Commissioner C H Pratap Reddy disclosed the operational successes of personnel from 15 police stations of North Division.</p>.<p>He said 89 cases have been cracked and the suspects arrested.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Drug peddler held</strong></p>.<p>An Ivory Coast national was overstaying his visa period and was residing in Bengaluru from 2012.</p>.<p>“He was arrested for peddling drugs, 1.9 kg of charas and 5 kg of ganja were recovered from him”, Reddy said.</p>.<p>He said three others from Rajajinagar were arrested for drug peddling and 662 gram of MDMA was recovered from them.</p>.<p>Two persons from Andhra Pradesh were arrested for trying to sell red sanders and Rs 35 lakh worth 772 kg of red sanders recovered from him.</p>
<p>The North Division police have arrested 61 persons in connection with peddling of drugs, smuggling of red sander wood, chain-snatching, extortion, mobile phone theft, robbery and other offences and recovered booty worth over Rs 2 crore.</p>.<p>Addressing a press conference in the city on Wednesday, City Police Commissioner C H Pratap Reddy disclosed the operational successes of personnel from 15 police stations of North Division.</p>.<p>He said 89 cases have been cracked and the suspects arrested.</p>.<p class="CrossHead"><strong>Drug peddler held</strong></p>.<p>An Ivory Coast national was overstaying his visa period and was residing in Bengaluru from 2012.</p>.<p>“He was arrested for peddling drugs, 1.9 kg of charas and 5 kg of ganja were recovered from him”, Reddy said.</p>.<p>He said three others from Rajajinagar were arrested for drug peddling and 662 gram of MDMA was recovered from them.</p>.<p>Two persons from Andhra Pradesh were arrested for trying to sell red sanders and Rs 35 lakh worth 772 kg of red sanders recovered from him.</p>