Representative image of ganja.
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Mangaluru: The CCB sleuths have arrested a man engaged in ganja peddling and have seized four kg of ganja from his possession.
Commissioner of Police Anupam Agrawal said that the arrested is Abutahir alias Anwar (25) from Kukkedi in Belthangady. Acting on a tip off, the police waylaid the two-wheeler in which he was transporting ganja at Padil in Kankanady rural police station jurisdiction.
The commissioner said the value of the seized ganja is Rs 1 lakh. The police have also seized a two-wheeler and a mobile phone. The total value of the seized properties is Rs 1.75 lakh. A case has been registered at Kankanady town police station.
The raid was conducted under the guidance of CCB ACP Manoj Kumar Naik by inspector Shyam Sundar H M, PSI Narendra, ASI Mohan K v, Rama Poojary, Sujan Shetty and others.