9 arrested, drugs seized during 2-day operation
The Hindu
Smuggling gang’s kingpin nabbed
The Washermenpet police have arrested nine persons, including a history-sheeter, who was absconding, and the kingpin of the gang smuggling drugs.
During the two-day operation conducted till Sunday, a special team headed by Inspector Franvin Dani arrested the accused for possessing the banned drugs and planning to sell them in the black market. The police team also seized over 1,000 packets of various pills, mobile phones and vehicles.
The police said they received a tip-off about a gang involved in smuggling banned drugs from Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka to be sold in the local market.
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