CHENNAI: Greater Chennai Police on Saturday said that they have arrested two persons for possession of 1.5 kg of methamphetamine near Madhavaram.

Police said that it is one of the largest hauls of the synthetic drug this year.

The arrested persons were identified as Venkatesan (41) and Karthik (36) from Madhavaram and Triplicane.

In another case in Madipakkam, Police arrested a 30-year-old man, Sadam Hussain for possession of five grams of methamphetamine.

In another incident, city police seized 7.5 gm of the drug from three men near Nesapakkam near the Koyambedu bus terminus and arrested Balaji (31), Vigneshwaran (30) and Jayason (32).