Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (SS)
Udupi, Aug 24: Udupi district police have registered cases against 40 people for consuming narcotic drugs and taken them into custody.
In an operation conducted by Shirva police on August 20, Mustaf (30), Ashraf (35) of Vinayanagar in Belapu, Irshad Khan (32) of Kutpadi village near Ananthakrishna Nagar, Sharveen (20) of board high school near Shiribiduvu, Sameed (20) studying in Kunjibettu college and a resident of Marpahalli were taken into custody.
On August 21, the Malpe police took into custody Roban D'Almeida (21), a resident of Malpe near Nejaaru Junction, while Udupi Sen police detained Yogesh Ganiga (25) of Matadi village (near Ramasamudra Lake of Karkala), Shreyas (20), a resident of Hosanagara in Shivamogga district and Nandish (22) of Koppa taluk and registered cases against them. On medical examination, it was found that they had consumed ganja.
The district police had conducted a special operation during the weekend against the use of drugs. The police had raided tourist spots and educational institutions among various other places to check consumption of drugs. The police expect to intensify its operations in the coming days to check the consumption of drugs.