Mangaluru: Four held in inter-state ganja smuggling bust; 22kg contraband seized

Mangaluru: Four held in inter-state ganja smuggling bust; 22kg contraband seized

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Feb 22, 2026: Panambur police have arrested four persons who were allegedly attempting to sell ganja near the Jokatte Cross railway bridge after bringing it from Maharashtra. A total of 22 kg of ganja was seized from their possession.

The arrested have been identified as Karan Babu Ram Jadhav (27), a resident of Chopda taluk in Jalgaon district, Maharashtra; Sameer Shah (19), a resident near Tashil in Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh; M.H. Mayyadi (48), a resident of Hejamadi Kodi in Udupi district; and Ibrahim Khalil (47), a resident of Kudroli in Mangaluru, currently staying in Kavoor.

Police said they seized 22.250 kg of ganja worth ₹11.12 lakh, six mobile phones worth ₹18,000, and two scooters valued at ₹1 lakh used for transporting the contraband. The total value of the seized property is estimated at ₹12,30,500.

Based on credible information that ganja had been brought from another state for sale near the Jokatte Cross railway bridge within Panambur police station limits, ACP Shrikant of the North Sub-Division, along with his team, the PSI and staff of Panambur police station, conducted a raid and successfully arrested the accused.

During interrogation, the accused reportedly confessed that Karan Babu Ram Jadhav and Sameer Shah procured the ganja from suppliers in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh and handed it over to M.H. Mayyadi of Hejamadi Kodi in Udupi and Ibrahim Khalil of Mangaluru. The contraband was allegedly being sold in major locations across Udupi, Malpe, Karkala, Mulki, Surathkal, Panambur, and Mangaluru city.

A case has been registered at Panambur Police Station under Crime No. 21/2026 under Sections 8(C), 20(b)(ii)(C) of the NDPS Act, and further investigation is underway, police said.