Professor, associate arrested for alleged drug peddling

Bengaluru: A maths professor and his associate have been arrested by the Bengaluru police for alleged drug peddling and ephedrine and cobra venom were seized from them. Jameer Ahmed, 47, a lecturer at IRM degree college in Kuppan, and his associate Pyarejan, 70, have been booked under various sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act at Hennur police station in East Bengaluru. Officials from the special inquiry squad of the Central Crime Branch said they received information that two people were trying to sell narcotics near Nagawara and they were nabbed before they succeeded in their attempt. “We have seized 320 gm of ephedrine, 400 ml of cobra venom and two cellphones, worth nearly Rs 700,000, from the accused. Further investigations are on,” an official of the Central Crime Branch said.