Bhatkal police nabs drug dealing racket; two detained
03:40PM Tue 10 Jul, 2018
Bhatkal 10 July 2018: (Bhatkallys News Bureau) Bhatkal Police on Monday nabbed two in a alleged case of drug dealing in a private hotel near flower market here in Bhatkal on Monday July 9.
Working on a tip-off a police team led by PSI Basavaraj and Tahsildar VN Bhatkar raided the hotel and detained Abdul Rahaman of Shirali and Mastappa Narayan Naik of Chowtni during the raid.
The team recovered over 80 grams of Marijuana (Ganja) from the two, earlier the news of drug dealing in the hotel was doing the round among locals but the police raid comes only after they received credible information about the racket.
A case under NDPS (Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substance) has been registered against both the accused and further investigations are underway.
(Bhatkallys News Bureau/ Rizwan Gangavali/ Fristen Dias)