In separate incidents, the Mangaluru City police have arrested two persons, including an Ayurvedic therapist from Kerala, for alleged drug peddling.
In a press note, the police said that on Monday, 24-year-old Ashwin Clavier was booked for alleged consumption of cannabis. Clavier told the police that he had procured cannabis from Nitin Krishnan, 27. Krishnan is a native of Kannur district in Kerala and stayed in an apartment at Konchady in Mangaluru. Krishnan is accused of supplying drugs to college students in the city.
On Tuesday, the police apprehended Krishnan from an ayurvedic clinic in Kadri where he worked as a therapist. The police seized 1.206 kg of cannabis worth ₹60,000, a mobile phone, and a motorcycle from him. Krishnan was arrested for an offence under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act by the Surathkal police. Krishnan was produced before a jurisdictional magistrate, who remanded him in judicial custody, the police said.
In another case, the Mangaluru East police, on Tuesday, raided a place off the service road between Pumpwell and Nantoor, and found Mohammed Irshad, 30, selling MDMA while sitting in an autorickshaw. The police arrested Irshad, a resident of Varkady in Kerala, and seized 13.69 grams of MDMA worth ₹1.36 lakh. The police also seized the autorickshaw used by Irshad. He was produced before the magistrate, who remanded him in judicial custody.
Published – August 19, 2026 09:22 pm IST
