BENGALURU: City Police East Division arrested an interstate drug peddler and seized 10 kg ganja worth Rs 3 lakhs on Monday night.

According to the police, the accused is a resident from Chittor, Andhra Pradesh.

"Bengaluru city police East division arrested an interstate drug peddler named Ramababu and seized 10 kg of ganja worth around Rs 3 lakhs," the Deputy Commissioner of Police, East Bengaluru said.

A case has been registered in Ramamurthy Nagar police station under Section 20(B) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.

The accused used to sell ganja near K R Puram railway station and other parts of Bengaluru, the DCP said.

An investigation is currently underway.