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 May this year, the Saravanampatti police arrested Grade-I constable P. Sridhar attached to the Race Course police station, and lawyer Ashik Ali of Tipu Nagar at Ponnammapet in Salem district on charges of aiding and having links with seven history-sheeters who were held with methamphetamine in April.

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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.

Police arrest Hubballi chemist who supplied prescription drugs to Coimbatore peddlers
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Police arrest Hubballi chemist who supplied prescription drugs to Coimbatore peddlers

The Hindu  

Nearly two months after busting a group of peddlers who had been selling prescription drugs and other narcotics in Coimbatore, the city police have arrested a Hubballi-based pharmacist on charges of being a key supplier. Investigations by the police revealed that Vasanth Shetty had supplied prescription drugs like tapentadol tablets and nitrazepam to a group of peddlers in Coimbatore. The …

Police, Drugs Department join hands to curb prescription drug abuse in Coimbatore
6 months, 1 week ago

Police, Drugs Department join hands to curb prescription drug abuse in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

The police and the Drugs Control Department are working together to curb the sale and abuse of prescription drugs in Coimbatore in the wake of a major haul of tapentadol tablets in May, and recurring cases thereafter. Coimbatore City Police Commissioner V. Balakrishnan said most of these prescription drugs, which are misused, are smuggled from Karnataka and other States. According …

IT employees, women in clientele of peddlers involved in methamphetamine trade in Coimbatore
6 months, 1 week ago

IT employees, women in clientele of peddlers involved in methamphetamine trade in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

The clientele of a group of drug peddlers, who were arrested by the police last month for selling methamphetamine, included many youngsters and IT professionals from the city. Fazil of South Ukkadam, Mohammed Arshith of Karumbukadai, I. Ijas of South Ukkadam and Bevin of Sungam were arrested by the enforcement bureau of Coimbatore City Police with 102 grams of methamphetamine …

Police bust drug trade in Coimbatore city, Thondamuthur; seize methamphetamine, prescription tablets
7 months, 1 week ago

Police bust drug trade in Coimbatore city, Thondamuthur; seize methamphetamine, prescription tablets

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore City Police on Thursday arrested five persons and seized methamphetamine and prescription tablets from them. The arrested have been identified as Praveen Shetty, 36, Arvind Nagar in Dharwad in Karnataka; Coimbatore natives Shahul Hameed, 27, of Kurichi junction; K. Murugan, 27, of Sowripalayam; Akbar Ali, 28, of Sunnambu Kalvai near Karumbukadai; and Riyaz Khan, 24, of Kuniyamuthur. Coimbatore …

520 arrests in 8 months as cops go hard on drug mafia
1 year, 3 months ago

520 arrests in 8 months as cops go hard on drug mafia

Hindustan Times  

The city police have apprehended 520 people for their involvement in drug peddling in the last eight months, a significant increase in comparison to previous years. According to the data, in the first 8 months, the Ludhiana Police have recovered 54.26 kg opium, 16.26 kg heroin, 477 kg poppy husk and 212 gm ice drug from the accused The data …

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 …

In a first, properties of drug peddler attached by Bengaluru police
2 years, 5 months ago

In a first, properties of drug peddler attached by Bengaluru police

The Hindu  

The city police have for the first time got the properties of a narcotics peddler attached and his family’s bank accounts frozen. The police have attached ₹50-lakh worth agricultural land and ₹3 lakh in various bank accounts linked to the peddler. Taking up a probe under the relevant sections, the Anti-Narcotics Bureau ordered a provisional attachment of assets of Mallesh …

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