Bengaluru cops arrest 5 drug peddlers

Bengaluru, NT Bureau: The CCB has arrested five miscreants allegedly involved in drug peddling, including three from Kerala and one Uber driver named Akash. The suspects are said to have been bringing cannabis from other states to sell in Bengaluru.

A team led by CCB Inspector Mohammad Mukram apprehended Arjun and Anjin near Kengeri, and seized 2.75 kg of cannabis worth Rs 3 lakh rom them. Uber driver Akash was arrested near Varthur, with 2 kg of cannabis worth Rs 2 lakh.

Additionally, Seshadripuram Inspector Hemant Kumar’s team arrested Himanshu from Odisha and Rowdy Nasir from Shivajinagar, and seized 8 kg of cannabis worth Rs 1.75 lakh from them. The investigation revealed that the accused sourced cannabis from other states at low prices to sell at higher prices in the city.