Mangaluru: Amid growing drug mafia in Mangaluru city, police personnel have arrested 19 persons along with 1.5 kilograms of ganja from various parts of the city and its outskirts on Tuesday. The police nabbed those who found engaged in ganja sales and other related works in various parts of the city in a crackdown on drug menace in the city. A ganja addicted, Gopal was arrested while consuming ganja who is also an accused in four murder cases.

Mohammed Saleem (29), resident of Someshwar K C Road was arrested when trying to sell ganja to students near an educational institution who is also accused in a murder case at Sakleshpur.

The list of arrested include, Tilakraj (23) from Urwa, Harshit Shetty (24) from Kulshekhar, Chandrahas (25) from Maroli, Prajwal (37) from Ladyhill, Abubakker Siddique (22) from Yedapadavu, Noorul Hassan (27), and Mohammed Junoon (21), both from Yedapadavu, Afwan (20), Mohammed Saleem alias Siri Saleem (29), Prashanth, Gopal and others.