Summary:
“He said he sold ganja to many college students. Coimbatore: The city police caught a 34-year-old man red-handedly while selling ganja at Nanjundapuram on Tuesday and seized 1.1kg of ganja from him.A Johnsha, of Majith Colony at South Ukkadam, was arrested by a special team led by sub-inspector of police Kandasamy. He also identified another ganja seller on the outskirts of the city,” the police said.The special team, later, handed him over to the Podanur (law & order) police, who registered a case against him and produced him before a judicial magistrate court. After a tip-off, the team went to Nanjundapuram Flyover, found Johnsha selling ganja to youths and arrested him.On questioning, Johnsha told the police that he got ganja from a wholesale ganja dealer in a tomato market at Mettupalayam and sold it in small pockets for Rs 200 each. Subsequently, he was lodged at the Coimbatore central prison.According to the police, Johnsha was accused in two ganja cases in Podanur and Big Bazaar Street police stations in 2016 and 2017 respectively as well as in an assault case at the Kuniyamuthur police station.The team is trying to nab other ganja sellers..