History-sheeter among three held with 4.2 kg ganja

CHENNAI: B Nithyadharan (29) of Veppampattu has 15 cases including two murder charges pending against him. Rafiyul Islam (36) and Atikul Hussain (39) are both guest workers hailing from West Bengal.

Police said that the guest workers were secured first based on a tip-off and seized a kilo of ganja from them. Since they admitted that they bought the contraband from Nithyadharan, he too was arrested. Cops seized another 3.2 kg ganja and a two-wheeler from him. All three were remanded in judicial custody on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Ambattur police arrested a 51-year-old man and a tonne of gutkha products. The accused, M Ramesh of Avadi, smuggled gutkha from Bengaluru and hoarded it at a rented house in Kovilpadhagai to distribute to shops, said police.

Similarly, railway police seized 6 kg ganja from a man at Chennai Central. Since beginning of April, 26 kg of ganja smuggled through train has been seized at Chennai Central.