Eight College Students Arrested for Possession of Synthetic Drugs and Ganja in Coimbatore
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Eight College Students Arrested for Possession of Synthetic Drugs and Ganja in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

Eight individuals, including college students, have been arrested in Coimbatore for possessing synthetic drugs, prescription medication, and ganja. The arrests were made in two separate incidents, with police finding LSD, ganja, and Alprazolam tablets in the first incident and methamphetamine and ganja in the second incident.

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10 arrested in two days; ganja, meth seized
2 weeks, 3 days ago

10 arrested in two days; ganja, meth seized

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Eight persons have been arrested by the city police in three drug busts at Washermenpet, Koyembedu and Ambattur. In Washermenpet, police arrested four persons for smuggling and selling 3,700 drug tablets on Thursday. At Koyambedu, police arrested two history sheeters — Dheena alias Gopalakrishnan of Nerkundram and Thirunavukarasu of Virugambakkam — on Thursday for selling ganja and drugs to …

Kovai cops crack inter-state drug racket, seize 7,800 pills
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kovai cops crack inter-state drug racket, seize 7,800 pills

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: In a chain of crackdowns against drug smuggling rackets, the Coimbatore City police have arrested two persons and seized 7,800 sedative painkiller pills worth over Rs 25 lakh on Friday, which were prescribed as scheduled drugs. One of the arrested was working as an attendant at an AC coach of Hisar Express and smuggled the drug consignment from Rajasthan …

Woman among five arrested for smuggling crystal meth in Chennai
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Woman among five arrested for smuggling crystal meth in Chennai

India Today  

Four men and a woman were arrested by the Esplanade Police in Chennai for smuggling drugs. The police found two of the men carrying methamphetamine, commonly known as meth or crystal meth, leading to their arrest. Routine questioning raised suspicion among the police as the two men were unable to provide coherent, clear answers. The Chennai police, on October 24, …

Six arrested in raids to bust drug use near edu institutes in Tambaram, Pallikaranai
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Six arrested in raids to bust drug use near edu institutes in Tambaram, Pallikaranai

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: As part of its initiative to curb drug abuse among students, the Tambaram city police conducted raids at 28 locations close to educational institutions near Tambaram and Pallikaranai. Apart from this, the Selaiyur police arrested Rishi, Ajish, Pratish Gulati, and Ayush after conducting raids at six places. As a sequel to the earlier raids conducted in Tambaram at Adobe …

Seven Arrested for Peddling Prescription Drugs Sourced from Kerala
2 months ago

Seven Arrested for Peddling Prescription Drugs Sourced from Kerala

The Hindu  

Seven persons have been arrested in Coimbatore for peddling prescription drugs sourced from Kerala. The arrested have been identified as J. Newton, 27, of Devarayapuram, K. Ramesh, 25, P. Soundarraj, 26, and K. Ragul, 24, of Chettipalayam near Perur, Mohammed Anas, 30, of Vincent Road at Ukkadam, G. Ramprasath, 36, of Chokkampudur and B. Sudarsanan of Mannarkkad in Palakkad district, …

How drugs reach students despite numerous enforcement agencies? asks Madras High Court Acting Chief Justice
3 months, 2 weeks ago

How drugs reach students despite numerous enforcement agencies? asks Madras High Court Acting Chief Justice

The Hindu  

Madras High Court Acting Chief Justice D. Krishnakumar on Monday wondered how narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances continue to land in the hands of school and college students despite the existence of multiple agencies to curb the drug menace. The Bench directed Additional Advocate General J. Ravindran to hold discussions with top officials of the Police Department and come up …

Ragging in Coimbatore college | Two senior students, tea stall employee arrested
1 year ago

Ragging in Coimbatore college | Two senior students, tea stall employee arrested

The Hindu  

The police on Friday arrested two fourth year students of a private engineering college in Coimbatore and their friend on charges of ragging a second year student, accusing him of “not respecting seniors”. The arrested were identified as Muthukumar of Kumbakonam and Gokul of Karur, both fourth year engineering students of RVS College of Engineering and Technology at Kannampalayam near …

Coimbatore City Police arrest 440 drug peddlers in 10 months
1 year, 1 month ago

Coimbatore City Police arrest 440 drug peddlers in 10 months

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore City Police have arrested a total of 440 drug peddlers in the past 10 months. According to the city police, these 440 peddlers, mostly involved in selling ganja, were arrested in 243 cases. During the investigations of some of the crimes this year, the police found strong links between drug peddlers and rowdy elements in the city. In …

7 college students in Tamil Nadu held for stripping, tonsuring junior: Police
1 year, 1 month ago

7 college students in Tamil Nadu held for stripping, tonsuring junior: Police

Hindustan Times  

Seven students of a private engineering college in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu were arrested for allegedly ragging and assaulting a junior, police said. The incident took place on Monday, when a group of students walked into his hostel room in the college and asked him for money to buy liquor, a police officer aware of the matter said. The …

Youth, two law students arrested for selling drugs in Udupi
1 year, 6 months ago

Youth, two law students arrested for selling drugs in Udupi

Deccan Chronicle  

Mangaluru/Udupi: Continuing their crackdown on drug trafficking, police officials in Mangaluru and Udupi have arrested individuals who were allegedly trying to sell methylenedioxy methamphetamine, a banned substance. The Mangaluru CCB police, led by ACP PA Hegde, received credible information about the storage and distribution of MDMA near a house in Bagambila, Deralakatte. Acting on the tipoff, the police arrested Akshat …

Seizure of MDMA, LCD, crystal meth, a sign of active synthetic drug network in Coimbatore district
2 years, 2 months ago

Seizure of MDMA, LCD, crystal meth, a sign of active synthetic drug network in Coimbatore district

The Hindu  

The arrest of two men from Theni with Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, Lysergic Acid Diethylamide and Methamphetamine from Kinathukadavu here late on Saturday could be a sign of an active network selling synthetic drugs in Coimbatore district, the police suspect. Preliminary investigation by the police revealed that the accused, M. Ramkumar of Uthamapalayam and R. Kishore Ahammed of Cumbum in Theni district, visited …

Drug mafia wooing students, claim police
2 years, 4 months ago

Drug mafia wooing students, claim police

The Hindu  

Recent police raids have revealed that some college students are supplying and also consuming drugs and ganja in Krishna, NTR, West Godavari and Guntur districts. We have observed that many students are getting addicted to drugs and are helping the peddlers,” says a police officer investigating the drug racket. Police conducted awareness programmes against ganja in many colleges in Krishna …

Three arrested with 300 painkiller tablets in Coimbatore
2 years, 4 months ago

Three arrested with 300 painkiller tablets in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

The Periyanaickenpalayam police on Sunday arrested three persons on charges of possessing and selling prescription drugs. The police seized 300 tablets of a pain killer, syringes and sodium chloride injection from them. The police apprehended them with the prescription drugs, 525 g of ganja and other materials during a vehicle check near Puthupalayam railway bridge, Periyanaickenpalayam. The police seized the …

Several techies among 28 held for peddling and abusing ganja (with photos)
2 years, 9 months ago

Several techies among 28 held for peddling and abusing ganja (with photos)

The Hindu  

A private doctor, employees of Amazon, Hinduja Global Solutions, Cognizant, Deloitte, a student at the University of Hyderabad, and a Nigeria national were among 28 persons apprehended by the Hyderabad police’s Narcotic Enforcement Wing on charges of peddling and abusing ganja and other narcotic substances, including MDMA, LSD blots and hash oil. In the first case, the sleuths of H-NEW …

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