Drug traffickers were arrested in Gadag

Police handcuffs. The police recovered 2.34 kg of dry ganja, a weighing device, a bundle of plastic packets, a mobile phone and ₹1,200 from the arrested persons. | Photo Credit: Photo for representation only

Police busted a gang of drug peddlers selling ganja in Gadag, Karnataka, arrested four persons and seized drugs and other material worth ₹1.17 million.

A team led by Police Inspector Siddharameshwar Gaded of Gadag Rural Police Station arrested the accused near an apartment complex in Gangimadi.

The arrested persons are Manjunath Sukadev Jadhav (36), a resident of Gadag; Bashasab Abdulsaab Buaji (26) of Gangimadi; and Akash Nagnath Kadakekar, 23, and Ravi Shivaji Kadakekar, 20, of Solapur, Maharashtra.

The accused allegedly brought ganja from Solapur, packed it in small packets and sold it for ₹200 to ₹400 each. The police recovered 2.34 kg of dry ganja, a weighing device, a bundle of plastic packets, a mobile phone and ₹1,200 from the arrested persons.

Superintendent of Police Mithun HN praised the team of investigators.

Published – 19 Oct 2026 10:56 IST