Police arrest a drug peddler who pretended to be a journalist
Belagavi police have arrested a 21-year-old man, Satyam Santosh Kavetiya, for allegedly selling methamphetamine while posing as a journalist. The suspect used a scooter marked with a 'PRESS' sticker to transport and distribute narcotics before being apprehended by the City Crime Branch.
Why it matters
This incident highlights the misuse of professional credentials to facilitate criminal activity and underscores ongoing efforts by law enforcement to curb drug trafficking in urban areas.
Police arrest a drug peddler who pretended to be a journalist left They detained Satyam Santosh Kavetiya, 21, a resident of Shastri Nagar. Getty Images/iStockphoto Getty Images/iStockphoto https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/ew15rs/article71560413.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/iStock-611631070%201.jpg YakobchukOlena Close up of male hands in bracelets behind back Belagavi City Crime Branch police arrested a young man on charges of selling narcotics, who falsely claimed to be a journalist. Officers seized methamphetamine and other property worth ₹65,000 from an accused in Belagavi. Acting on a tip-off, CCB Police Inspector Manjunath Naik, Police Sub-Inspector Manjunath Bhajantri and their team raided a public place near the Ballari nala in Samarth Nagar, Belagavi.
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