CHENNAI: At least eight people, including a budding Tamil actress and an assistant director in the Tamil film industry, were arrested on Thursday after the Anti-Narcotics Intelligence Unit (ANIU) South team seized methamphetamine and ganja from them in Valasaravakkam. Police said Anju Krishna has acted in the Tamil film Vellimalai and in a few Malayalam films, while Vincy Nivetha worked as an assistant director in a Tamil film.Following a tip off received by inspector Johnny Chellappa of the ANIU (South) team, police apprehended Vigneshwaran, 33, of Nesapakkam and questioned him. During interrogation, he said he procured narcotic substances from Venkatesh Kumar, 31, of Kovur near Porur.
Police sent a decoy customer to Venkatesh Kumar and intercepted him when his car came near a landmark in Valasaravakkam. Police then searched the car and arrested him along his associates Karthik Raja, 31, of Kovur, Yashwanth, 25, of Kattupakkam, Sriram, 33, of West Mambalam, Alvibinsha, 27, of Kovilambakkam, Vincy Nivetha, 26, of Vadapalani, and Anju Krishna, 30, of Vadapalani.Police also seized six grams of methamphetamine, 7 grams of OG ganja, 15 grams of ganja, a smoking bong, a stamp, and nine mobile phones. The arrested people and the seized materials were handed over to the Valasaravakkam police for further investigation.They were all produced before a magistrate court in the city and remanded in judicial custody.
