CCB officials arrest tattoo artiste trying to peddle hydro ganja for New Year’s Eve celebrations

Central Crime Branch officials arrest tattoo artiste for peddling drugs worth ₹2.5 crore, sourced from Thailand, ahead of new year celebrations.

Officials of the Anti Narcotics Wing of the Central Crime Branch busted an international drug racket and arrested a 30-year-old tattoo artiste for peddling drugs for the upcoming new year celebrations.

The police have recovered 3.5 kg of Hydro Ganja, 16 kg of Marijuana, 40 LSD strips, 130 grams of Charas and 2.3 grams of MDMA crystals – worth a total of ₹2.5 crore – from him.

The accused identified as Rakshith Ramesh, was operating from his apartment in Chokkanahalli and supplied the drugs concealed in cake and biscuit packs to his clients to avoid undue attention.

The accused was operating with his associate, who is presently on the run, and efforts are on to secure him, the police said.

Probe revealed that the accused used to source the drugs from their contacts in Thailand and get the consignment in ships to Chennai concealed in snack packets, a senior police official said. These are hard to detect in scanners due to the packaging.

The accused would then transport it through roadways from the neighbouring port, the officials added.

They were trying to approach organisers and individuals who wanted to buy drugs for the new year party when, based on a tip-off, a team busted the racket.