Bengaluru: Marijuana-laced jellies in high demand among students, peddlers tell cops

BENGALURU: Two drug peddlers, who were arrested on Wednesday from MG Road, have revealed that they were supplying Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) jellies, which found many takers among college students. Youngsters would pay up to Rs 2,000 per jelly.
A central crime branch (CCB) police team headed by inspector Mallesh S Bolettin arrested Jon Nikolas, 21, a II PU student in a private college and resident of Kothanur and Irfan Sheik, 29, an MBA graduate and resident of JP Nagar, near RSI compound on MG Road on Wednesday morning.Police recovered 50 pieces of THC jellies, 34 ecstasy pills and 27 LSD strips, all worth Rs 4 lakh from them.
The accused reportedly told police that there was huge demand for the jellies among college students. Tetrahydrocannabinol is the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis, explained said.
“A few PU and degree students are obsessed with the jellies and they would place order for the marijuana-laced substance through phone calls or WhatsApp messages. We would charge them Rs 2,000 per jelly,” the duo told police.
Cops said they checked the duo’s claim by verifying WhatsApp messages in their mobile phones. “We found many messages related to the jelly. Under our watch, the duo attended to a few calls made to their cellphones. They received at least five calls, each enquiring about the jelly,” an investigating officer said.
Addiction to these jellies could lead youths to other drugs, said police.
“Marijuana-laced jellies have been seized. The jelly is especially harmful, as it can attract children,” said Sandeep Patil, joint commissioner of police (crime).