T’puram: Pettah Police arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly selling ganja and MDMA near Chacka ITI in the city. The accused, Acchu Shan, alias ‘Poliyachu’, of Pettah was arrested following an investigation based on a tip-off.The police seized 1.27kg of ganja, a quantity of MDMA, a smartphone suspected to have been used for drug transactions and a weighing scale from the accused.According to the police, they received information that ganja and other narcotic substances were being sold near Chacka ITI over the past few days. Acting on the tip-off, a team from Pettah police station conducted a search at the accused’s house and arrested him.Police suspect that school and college students were among the targets of alleged drug sales. Investigators will intensify efforts to identify the accused’s customers and establish the extent of the network involved in the suspected sale of narcotic substances.Pettah station house officer Sandeep and his team made the arrest.The operation was conducted under the supervision of city police commissioner Arul R B Krishna.
