Police near Karimangalam in Tamil Nadu’s Dharmapuri district arrested two young men on Tuesday for allegedly selling ganja, the local name for cannabis.[1] The arrests followed information received by police that ganja was being sold in areas around Karimangalam, and officers on patrol acted on that tip.[1] Officers stopped two men who were standing with a bag near the burial ground at Hanumanthapuram and questioned them at the spot.[1]

A search of the bag they were carrying found 100 grams of ganja tied into small packets.[1] Police said the small packets had been kept ready for sale.[1] Officers seized the ganja from the two men.[1]

Police then arrested both men and were continuing their investigation after the arrest.[1] Police described the seized drug as ganja.[1]