CHENNAI: Two software engineers were arrested for allegedly smuggling methamphetamine from Bengaluru and other cities and selling it in the city.
They were arrested by a special team of Anti-Narcotics Intelligence Unit (ANIU) based on a tip-off.
The arrested were identified as Shyam Sundar (25) of Velachery and Jagadish (26) of Ambattur.
Police team conducted checks at a TNHB colony house in Velachery and arrested the duo.
Inquiries revealed that Jagadish and Shyam were colleagues at a software company in Taramani in 2020-21 and they became peddlers during COVID lockdown.
Police recovered 5.5 grams of methamphetamine from the duo.