Peddler nabbed; 10kg ganja seized in Anantapur district

BENGALURU: Acting on a tipoff, Kumarswamy Layout police have arrested a 41-year-old man from Andhra Pradesh and recovered 10kg of ganja from him.
The accused, D Chinnamallikarjun, resident of Reddyvaripalli village in Anantapur district, told cops that it was his first visit to Bengaluru and he wanted to make a quick buck by selling ganja to New Year revellers.
“Our informants had told us that a drug peddler will come near Banashankari temple. Accordingly, plainclothesmen were deployed near the temple and we caught him redhanded. Chinnamallikarjun looks like a professional peddler and we have contacted Andhra Pradesh police to learn more about him,” police said “He claims it is his first visit to the city. But we have our doubts. In his phone book, he has at least 20 contacts of city-based professionals and students,” an officer added.