The CEN (Crime Economic Narcotics) Police station Belagavitoday arrested Mohamad Touseef Khaji (27) 4th Cross Veerbhadra Nagar selling Panni (Snorting is the practice of inhaling a powdered substance through the nose.) sachets from Marathi School, Shivaji Nagar Jail colony.
A small packet of Panni costs between 300 to 500 and about Rs.31,800 worth Panni was recovered from him along with 27,600 cash, 25 lighters, 7 railway Tickets, and paper to sniff panni.
According to Belagavi Police Commissioner D.C. Rajappa, police teams are carrying out regular crackdowns on drug peddlers in the city.