Gokarna: Police have arrested two men for illegally possessing ganja near Belehittal Road in Gokarna recently and have recovered 636 gram of contraband worth Rs 6,000 from them.

The arrested men have been identified as Devu Mankali Gowda (53) and Suresh Umesh Gowda (28) of Belehittal.

Police said that the duo was trying to sell ganja to tourists here but was caught.