Bihar Native Among Two Held in Coimbatore for Peddling Cannabis Chocolates and Ganja

Coimbatore: Police arrested two men in separate incidents for allegedly possessing and selling cannabis chocolates and ganja near Coimbatore Railway Station and in Sowripalayam.

In the first incident, personnel led by Race Course Sub-Inspector Ajay Sharma were conducting surveillance in the car parking area of Coimbatore Railway Station when they noticed a man behaving suspiciously. The police intercepted and searched him, identifying him as Arvej, 25, a native of Rajpur in Bihar.

Police seized 1.4 kg of cannabis chocolates allegedly kept for illegal sale from Arvej. He was arrested, produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody.

In a separate incident, Peelamedu police arrested Nithish Kumar, 26, a resident of Peelamedu Pudur, for allegedly selling ganja at the parking area of the cemetery in Sowripalayam. Police seized 200 grams of ganja and 20 cover packets allegedly intended for packaging the substance from him.

Further investigation is underway in both cases.