Mangaluru: Mangaluru City Police arrested two people, including MBBS students in the last year, and seized 1.2 kg of Hydro weeds from them.
City Police Commissioner N Shashi Kumar said on Wednesday that the two defendants were arrested after police intercepted the car near the derestry.
Hydro Weed was suspected of obtaining from European countries.
The defendant who was arrested was Meenu Rashmi, 27, from Kanyakumari, MBBS students last year who lived in Suratshkal, and Azmal Tota, 24, a graduate BBA from Mangalpady at Kasaragod District in Kerala.
The defendant was presented before a court, and Azmal had been taken to police custody for an investigation.
The police also confiscated a car and two cellphones from the defendant.
DCP Hariram Shankar said that the Hydro Weed market level, based on its quality, starting from Rs 2,000 and can cost up to RS 25,000 per gram.
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) will be consulted to ensure the value of the confiscated product.
The police also looked for one more accused, a Kasaragod-based doctor, who is currently abroad, and is part of a team that bought Hydro Weed.
Weed Hydroponik refers to any marijuana that grows without using land.
Instead of natural nutrients found on the ground, farmers use other nutrients throughout the process of growth and use various cultivation methods.
The Commissioner said that the police team worked all the time to end the threat of drugs in the city.
“After Bengaluru, this is probably the only city to get various cases related to drugs.
Because the price, Hydro Weed is generally consumed occasionally by the user, and alleged defendant may have done the same for distribution among students in Kasaragod and Mangaluru.
In a few days Upcoming, with universities tend to be reopened, Vigil will increase.
All cases detected are examined and followed up, “he said.