Mangalore, July 4: A surprising incident has taken place in Mangaluru in Dakshina Kannada district when parents complained to the police that their children are drug addicts. However, the result has only been good. The network that was supplying drugs to hundreds of students and children has fallen into the police trap. The Mangaluru Sen Crime Station police, who conducted an operation based on the complaint of parents, have exposed a drug network.
Based on the complaint of parents, the police, who conducted an operation in Haladi, Padushedde village, Mangaluru, have arrested five accused who were supplying drugs to more than 200 students and employees.
The arrested are Tushar (21), Dhanvi Shetty (20), Sagar Karkera (19), Vikas Thapa (23), and Vignesh Kamath (24) from Mangaluru. The accused were caught by the police while preparing to sell drugs and a total of Rs. 5.20 lakh worth of ganja was seized.
The accused were selling ganja in small packets in Mangaluru city. It has been revealed from the preliminary investigation that they were selling it to students and employees for Rs. 1000 per packet. The police are also investigating where the ganja was supplied to the accused.
Two days ago, two parents came and complained that their children were addicted to drugs. We had formed a team to thoroughly investigate the complaint. Accordingly, five people from the drug supply network were arrested in an operation, Mangaluru Police Commissioner Sudhir Kumar Reddy informed.
The accused have been arrested and sent to jail at present. They will not be able to supply drugs anymore. It was possible to stop the supply of drugs to 200 people because one parent came and complained. Similarly, if ten people come and complain, the police can take action to prevent the supply of ganja to 2,000 people, he said.
If the public provides accurate information, drugs can be prevented from being available anywhere in Mangaluru. The public should cooperate with the police. We will consider anyone who has become a drug addict as a victim. The Police Commissioner has assured that those who were supplying them will be arrested and sent to jail.