The police have arrested five persons on charges of possessing cocaine for the purpose of selling in Choolaimedu and seized 55 g of the drug, 850 g of green ganja, and weighing machines from them.
This follows the arrest of four different groups in a drug peddling case starting from January 25. Based on the confession of those who were arrested earlier, the police apprehended Mayur Purat, 35, of Perambur, Nalimbadi, 23, Rayan Dani, 19, of Choolaimedu, Michael, 20, of Anna Nagar, and Ayan Khan, 21, of Ramapuram.
In another case, the J.J. Nagar police arrested Sri Appu, 29, while he was selling cocaine near a park and seized 2.23 g of the drug from him.
Published – February 01, 2025 05:40 pm IST