<p>The Central Crime Branch police arrested two men for selling narcotic substances (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) and magic mushroom), and recovered the drugs, Rs 1,900 in cash, two cellphones and a motorbike.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The suspects are Alex Thomas, 23, a resident of 17th main road, Koramangala, and Ashwin M C, 30, a resident of Gurumurthy Street, Ulsoor.<br /><br />Alex told the police he bought LSD from Ashwin, and magic mushroom from one of his acquittances in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu.<br /><br />He said he had planned to sell them for higher prices in Bangalore.<br /><br />The Crime Branch officers had arrested Ashwin on December 23 in a similar case. He had walked out of the jail after obtaining bail.<br /><br />2 held for flesh trade<br /><br />In another incident, the CCB officers arrested G Suresh, 25, a resident of Deepanjalinagar on Mysore Road, and Manjula, 23, a resident of Katriguppe, Hanumanthnagar, for allegedly running a prostitution racket, and recovered Rs 1,600 in cash and three cellphones from them. Two girls were also rescued from their custody.<br /><br />On a tip-off, police raided a house on 12th Cross, Raghavendra Layout, Hanumagirinagar, and arrested Suresh and Manjula who lured the two girls with the promise of a decent job and pushed them into flesh trade.</p>
<p>The Central Crime Branch police arrested two men for selling narcotic substances (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) and magic mushroom), and recovered the drugs, Rs 1,900 in cash, two cellphones and a motorbike.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The suspects are Alex Thomas, 23, a resident of 17th main road, Koramangala, and Ashwin M C, 30, a resident of Gurumurthy Street, Ulsoor.<br /><br />Alex told the police he bought LSD from Ashwin, and magic mushroom from one of his acquittances in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu.<br /><br />He said he had planned to sell them for higher prices in Bangalore.<br /><br />The Crime Branch officers had arrested Ashwin on December 23 in a similar case. He had walked out of the jail after obtaining bail.<br /><br />2 held for flesh trade<br /><br />In another incident, the CCB officers arrested G Suresh, 25, a resident of Deepanjalinagar on Mysore Road, and Manjula, 23, a resident of Katriguppe, Hanumanthnagar, for allegedly running a prostitution racket, and recovered Rs 1,600 in cash and three cellphones from them. Two girls were also rescued from their custody.<br /><br />On a tip-off, police raided a house on 12th Cross, Raghavendra Layout, Hanumagirinagar, and arrested Suresh and Manjula who lured the two girls with the promise of a decent job and pushed them into flesh trade.</p>
