Big haul of ganja seized at Mysuru city border
The CCB in Mysuru seized a large quantity of ganja in the early hours of Monday. City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar, Deputy Commissioners of Police Sundar Raj and Harsha Priyamvada are also seen. | Photo credit: MA Sriram
Mysuru city police seized a large consignment of ganja weighing about 280 kg, estimated to be worth around ₹ 1.40 crore, in the early hours of Monday.
Disclosing this information to reporters, Mysuru City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar said a team of the City Crime Branch (CCB) police intercepted a truck on the Mysuru-Malavalli highway and seized the contraband, which was believed to be on its way to Kerala and other districts of Karnataka.
A total of four people were arrested in the case. They were identified as Mohammed Zubair, Mudasir Ahmed, Abubakar Siddiq and Syed Mazhar, police said.
The seizure came after about a week of intelligence monitoring, Ms. Latkar said.
The CCB teams were able to intercept the truck carrying the contraband from outside the Hasiru Goodu Nursery Gate at Green County Layout on the Mysuru-Malavalli highway under Alanahalli police station in Mysuru city.
During the intervention, the car accompanying the truck was also seized, the police said.
Drug menace
Ms Latkar said the city police was taking action against the drug menace in the city, targeting both dealers and users of substances like ganja and other synthetic drugs by filing cases.
In the last three months, Ms Latkar said the city police had registered a total of 12 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
While a total of 28 accused persons were arrested in connection with 12 cases, 43 kg of ganja and 164 grams of synthetic narcotics were seized. The city police also recorded 36 cases of drug use in the last three months.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Sundar Raj and Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Harsha Priyamvada were also present during the media briefing.
Published – 08 June 2026 19:30 IST