Five Arrested with 2.5 kg of Ganja, 2,980 Intoxicating Tablets in Coimbatore

Coimbatore: Singanallur police arrested five men and seized 2.5 kg of ganja along with 2,980 tablets, including tapentadol pain-relief tablets and nitrazepam sleeping pills, from the SIHS Colony area behind Coimbatore Airport, in a crackdown on the alleged sale of narcotic substances in the city.

Police had received a tip-off that banned intoxicating tablets and ganja were being stored for sale near the Karupparayan Temple in SIHS Colony, within the limits of Singanallur police station. Acting on the information, a police team rushed to the spot and conducted a search, during which five men behaving suspiciously were intercepted and questioned.

The arrested men were identified as Madhavan, 23, of Madurai, currently residing in Chinniyampalayam; Raphikar, 22, of Anna Nagar near Thottipalayam Pirivu in Chinniyampalayam; Jeyaraj alias Thotti Jeya, 28, of VK Road in Peelamedu, currently residing in Gurusamy Nagar on Codissia Road; Akash, 19, of Ottarpalayam in Sulur, currently residing in Gandhi Nagar; and Tamil Arasan, 20, of Velayudham Nagar near Mudalipalayam Pirivu in Neelambur.

Police seized 2.5 kg of ganja, 2,830 tapentadol tablets and 150 nitrazepam tablets that had allegedly been stored for illegal sale. The five men were arrested, produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody.

In a separate case, Ramanathapuram police arrested an 18-year-old youth for allegedly possessing ganja packets for sale in Savithri Nagar on 80 Feet Road in Coimbatore. Acting on a tip-off, the police team intercepted the youth, and a search led to the recovery of 220 grams of ganja packed into small sachets along with seven plastic covers.

The accused was identified as Sanjay, 18, residing on Kamatchi Amman Temple Street off Nanjundapuram Road. Police seized the ganja, arrested him and produced him before a court, which remanded him to judicial custody.