Bengaluru: A 28-year-old man was arrested at Kempegowda International Airport’s (KIA) Terminal 2 last week while trying to smuggle hydroponic ganja concealed in his shoes.Akshil Patel, a resident of Surat in Gujarat, arrived in Bengaluru from Bangkok around Friday midnight. The seized 500-gram ganja is valued at Rs 17.5 lakh. Patel was arrested under Customs Act, 1962.Man caught for selling ganja on roadA 34-year-old man was arrested for allegedly selling ganja to passers-by along the busy Kudur-Golahalli Road in Nelamangala taluk Sunday.Maksud Ali Khan, 34, was found with 321 grams of ganja. He told police he procured the drug from sellers operating near Yeshwantpur railway station before transporting it to Nelamangala and surrounding rural pockets for local distribution. His supply route points to a network connecting city-based vendors with potential markets on the outskirts. Police registered a case under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
