1. Home
  2. Anti-drug crackdown: 6 more youths arrested in Mangaluru; 6 in Puttur

Anti-drug crackdown: 6 more youths arrested in Mangaluru; 6 in Puttur

coastaldigest.com news network
October 31, 2017

Mangaluru, Oct 31: Continuing the crackdown against drug offenders, the Mangaluru city police on Mondayarrested six persons and seized 4 kg of cannabis.

The South Division’s Anti Rowdy Squad arrested Roshan Vegas, 23, Anil D’Souza, 45, Melwyin Rohit, 22, Rakshit Shetty, 21, and Yagnesh Shetty, 21. The police seized 2.2 kg cannabis including those packed in 61 packets.

According to a press release, the accused were in a house in Bejai and were allegedly attempting to sell cannabis to students in the locality. While some consumers were purchasing cannabis directly from the arrested persons, few were getting it indirectly, the police said.

In another incident, the Central Sub-division’s Anti Rowdy Squad personnel on Monday arrested the person who had reportedly supplied cannabis to seven consumers arrested by police here on Sunday.

The police said Mohammed Shakir, 23, of Gurupura Kaikamba was found selling cannabis in Kodical B Crosson Monday. The police have recovered 1.8 kg cannabis, two mobile phones, a motorcycle and some cash. A case under Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances Act was registered against Shakir at the Urva Police Station.

In Puttur

Personnel of cybercrimes, narcotics and economic offences police station led by inspector K Tharanath K last weekend nabbed four youths on charges of consuming ganja near Padil railway quarters at Kasba village in Puttur taluk.

The youths were smoking ganja in cigarettes when police spotted and apprehended them. The accused were taken for a medical test to a private hospital in Deralakatte where it was proved they were indeed using ganja. A case under NDPS Act has been registered in Puttur town police station.

In a related incident, Puttur town police on Sunday arrested two persons who were creating nuisance under the influence of drugs near KSRTC bus station. The duo - Muhammad Shafi, 25 and Asif, 19, were found abusing people when they were apprehended by police on regular patrol. Medical test of the duo confirmed the presence of tetrahydrocannabinol, a derivative of cannabis, in their urine.

Comments

MOHAMMED SHARIEF
 - 
Tuesday, 31 Oct 2017

Why not dept impliment a  portable device to detect the  dreggies who rides or drives vehicles on highways

 

Add new comment

About text formats
  • Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
  • Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
  • Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
  • Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.
News Network
May 22,2020

Bengaluru, May 22: The Karnataka government, which has fixed Rs 200 as fine for not wearing masks and covering faces to contain coronavirus spread, has collected Rs 3.43 lakh from 15,000 people as fine from May 5 till date.

"From May 5, the government has collected Rs 3,43,000 by fining 1,715 citizens for nor wearing masks or covering their faces," the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike (BBMP) Commissioner said in a statement.

Here is a zone-wise chart showing fines that have been collected:

Meanwhile, Karnataka Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar said the state has reached its target of scaling up to 10,000 tests per day by conducting 11,499 tests on Thursday. In Kalaburagi, where the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in the State, conducted over 1000 tests yesterday.

"By conducting 11,449 COVID-19 tests yesterday, we reached our target of scaling up to 10,000 tests per day Kalaburagi that saw the first COVID-19 case in the state conducted over 1000 tests yesterday," Sudhakar said.

As per the Union Health Ministry, Karnataka has 1,605 positive cases, of which 571 have been recovered and discharged and 41 have succumbed to the infection.

Comments

Add new comment

About text formats
  • Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
  • Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
  • Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
  • Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.
News Network
April 14,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 14: 11 more COVID-19 cases have been reported in Karnataka since 5 pm Monday, informed the state government on Tuesday.

The total number of coronavirus positive cases in the state now stand at 258, including 9 deaths and 65 discharged.

To check the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus, the 21-day lockdown announced last month has been extended by the Centre till May 3.

Meanwhile, India's total number of coronavirus positive cases has climbed to 10,363 including 8,988 active cases, 1,035 cured/discharged/migrated and 339 deaths, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said today.

Comments

Add new comment

About text formats
  • Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
  • Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
  • Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
  • Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.
News Network
January 13,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 13: Supporting former state chief minister and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy who released a "CD on the December 19 Mangaluru violence", Dakshina Kannada party unit president Mohammed Kunhi on Monday demanded a probe into the violence.

Mr Kumaraswamy, who released 35 video clips related to the violence, had demanded the suspension of the Police Commissioner and also sought a house committee to probe the incident.

Addressing media personnel here, Kunhi questioned, "If the police department did not commit any mistake why is the state government looking worried about the CDs released by Kumaraswamy?"

Comments

Add new comment

About text formats
  • Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
  • Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
  • Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
  • Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.