40 accused arrested in Udupi police's special drive against narcotics

Udupi: In a massive operation against drugs, the Udupi district police registered cases against 40 persons for alleged drug consumption.

The Udupi district Superintendent of Police Hackay Akshay Machindra said that the special operation against narcotics was conducted over the weekend in various police stations of the district. “A total of 40 people have been arrested in this connection. Special vigilance is carried out in various places including tourist spots, areas around educational institutions,” he said and added that string actions would be initiated against the drug menace.

The police said that Mustaf (30) and Ashraf (35) of Vinaya Nagar near Belapu under Shirva Police Station, Irshad Khan (32), a local resident near Anantakrishna Nagar of Kutpadi Village under Udupi Nagar Police Station, Sharveen (20) of Shiribidu near Nagar Board High School, Kunjibettu opposite MGM College, and Samid (20) of Marpalli were arrested in the operations carried out on August 20.

Whereas Roban D’Almeida (21) near Nejaru Junction under Malpe Police Station, Yogeesh Ganiga (25) of Matapadi village near Karkala Ramasamudra lake, Shreyas (20) of Hosnagar in Shimoga district, Nandish (22) of Koppa taluk were arrested on August 21.

All the accused had tested positive for Ganja consumption in the medical examination, police added.