CHENNAI: A 25-year-old woman techie was arrested by the Choolaimedu police after they allegedly found 1.3 kg ganja in her apartment.

The woman was identified as M Sharmila, a software professional at a firm on OMR.

The police received a tip-off about the movement of ganja in their jurisdiction, after which a team was sent to the apartment in Sakthi Nagar where the woman was allegedly caught possessing ganja.

During the investigation, it was revealed that Sharmila of Pudukkottai had been procuring ganja from a man named Suresh from Tiruttani, and distributing it to her colleagues in her office and other IT professionals.

She was produced before a magistrate and remanded in judicial custody. Police have launched a search for her alleged supplier Suresh. Further investigations are on.