Kolar police have nabbed a drug peddler near Mahabali mandir and recovered drugs worth Rs 20,000 from his possession; police have registered case and started investigation.
Police said that acting on a tip-off regarding a man carrying drugs was nabbed near Mahabali mandir and when he was searched 1.3 kg of Cannabis was recovered from his possession. The accused was identified as Rohit Khare(21) and he is a resident of Kolar a who failed to provide details of the drugs recovered from his possession. Police said that the details of procurement and delivery of the drugs would be searched in the further investigation. After the initial investigation police have registered a case under sections 8 and 20 of the NDPS Act.
During the investigation police have found that the accused has been booked for different crimes in police stations of the state capital. Kolar police have booked accused for robbery and assault. He was also booked for extortion and had served jail.
The source of the drugs and their scheduled delivery to the customer in the city and nearby areas would be investigated. Kolar police have booked the accused for the first time for illegally possession of drugs and it would be investigated that for how long he has been involved in the supplying drugs illegally.
During the initial investigation it was found that the accused was scheduled to deliver the drugs in the city. The accused was nabbed while trying to sell drugs in the area.