Keralam Police drug network bust

Mysuru: Mysuru SP Mallikarjun Baladandi said that they have intensified their drive against drug and ganja trafficking.

He was reacting to the busting of a network operating between Mysuru, Bengaluru and Keralam by the Keralam Police and the arrest of a key supplier from Nanjangud, Dhanesh S. Nair alias Dani (31).

“We have learnt that ganja supplies are often brought in from outside the State, including Odisha. In some cases, quantities ranging from 1 to 2 kg are brought in. We have stepped up surveillance on people arriving from other States,” he said.

The SP said Dhanesh had no family connections in Nanjangud and was originally from Keralam. He had pursued higher education in agriculture abroad and later leased a banana plantation in the area to cultivate crops.

“We are in touch with the Keralam Police and examining the documents provided by them. We plan to take the main accused into custody after a few days for detailed interrogation. He has been staying in a rented house in Nanjangud town for the past six months. We have spoken to the residents and farm owners, asking them to be careful while leasing out lands to outsiders for cultivation,” he said.

The SP said drug consumption cases had come down compared to previous years. Around 215 cases relating to drug consumption had been registered in the district this year.

“We are taking action against both drug consumers and peddlers. Detaining consumers and questioning them is also part of the effort to trace wider drug supply networks,” he added.