In separate cases, the city police arrested three persons for alleged possession and consumption of cannabis.
The Economic Offence and Narcotic Crime sleuths on Thursday arrested Kishorechandra Sawal, 47, a resident of Ganjam in Odisha, for the alleged illegal possession of 2.20 kg of cannabis. The police said Sawal was found near Malali Cross in Ganjimath. The police said Sawal had allegedly brought cannabis from Odisha.
He was selling it to consumers in the city. After selling cannabis, Sawal would allegedly move around the city in the guise of a monk to collect alms and return to his place by train.
The Konaje police on Wednesday arrested Ibrahim Ansar and Siyab for the alleged illegal consumption of cannabis.