Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru

Mangaluru, Nov 5: The Central Crime Branch (CCB) police have arrested two persons for allegedly selling the banned narcotic substance LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide) in Mangaluru city and seized 100 drug strips worth approximately Rs 3 lac from their possession.

Acting on credible information that the accused had procured the banned narcotic drug strips from Bengaluru and were selling them in Mangaluru by targeting members of the public and students, the CCB police conducted an operation near the Padil Railway Bridge in Mangaluru on the afternoon of November 3, and arrested the two accused.

The police seized 100 LSD drug strips worth approximately Rs 3,00,000 and three mobile phones from the accused. The total value of the seized materials is estimated at Rs 3,35,000.

The arrested persons have been identified as Nihal Sampras Rodrigues (30), from Alape, Padil, Mangaluru, and Siddhartha Shetty (35), from Urwa Store, Mangaluru.

A case of narcotic drug sales has already been registered against Nihal at the North police station in Mangaluru city. Siddhartha Shetty has a criminal record, with a total of nine cases registered against him at the Barke and Urwa police stations in Mangaluru. These cases include offences relating to assault, attempt to murder and ganja sales.

A case has been registered in this connection at the Kankanady Town police station, and further investigation is underway.

Several other persons are also suspected to be involved in the drug sale and transportation network. Efforts to identify and trace the remaining accused are continuing.

Officers and personnel of the CCB unit participated in the operation and the investigation to detect the drug sale and transportation network is ongoing.