Man from Goa arrested in cocaine seizure case
TNN | Nov 1, 2018, 09:51 IST
MANGALURU: Sleuths of the Mangaluru City Crime Branch have arrested a man from Goa in connection with a cocaine seizure case registered last month.
The arrested person has been identified as Ajmal Pullikal Ahmed, a resident of Candolim in Goa, who originally hails from Kasaragod. Police said five people who were selling cocaine in the city were arrested in September, who were in possession of drugs valued at Rs 70,000. Apart from it, police also recovered three cars, cash and cell phones from them. However, main accused Ajmal was absconding, and the police who started investigations into the drug racket, arrested him in Goa on Wednesday.
The police alleged that Ajmal was supplying drugs to Mangaluru from Goa. In 2008, he was booked for possessing a duplicate passport at Ullal.
The arrested person has been identified as Ajmal Pullikal Ahmed, a resident of Candolim in Goa, who originally hails from Kasaragod. Police said five people who were selling cocaine in the city were arrested in September, who were in possession of drugs valued at Rs 70,000. Apart from it, police also recovered three cars, cash and cell phones from them. However, main accused Ajmal was absconding, and the police who started investigations into the drug racket, arrested him in Goa on Wednesday.
The police alleged that Ajmal was supplying drugs to Mangaluru from Goa. In 2008, he was booked for possessing a duplicate passport at Ullal.
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