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Rajeev A P (48), a Kerala native and Abdul Rahim (26), a Bantwal resident are the arrested. Another accused Shafi alias Kalandhar Shafi managed to flee the scene.
Acting on credible information of ganja peddling within its police limits, a team of police led by Kavoor station police inspector, K R Naik, raided the spot and arrested Rajeev and Rahim.
An autorickshaw and a motorcycle valued at Rs 80,000 and Rs 40,000 respectively, two mobile phones and four luggage bags in which ganja was stored, valuing worth Rs 8,78,500 were confiscated by the police.