Five men were arrested by the Special Crime Team of the Central Crime Station for possessing and selling banned Chinese manja at high prices, police said. The accused are 43-year-old Kandesh Pawan Kumar, a businessman from Badichowdi in Sultanbazar; 35-year-old Rohit Agarwal, a businessman from Sultanbazar; 19-year-old B. Nikhil, a student from Shanker Nagar in Amberpet; 26-year-old Mohd Moin Mallick, a private employee from Saheb ki Masjid in Chelapura; and 24-year-old Abdul Kareem, a welder from Lalbagh Masjid area in Amberpet. Acting on credible information, the Special Crime Team caught them while they were trying to sell banned Monofil Gold Chinese manja to buyers. Police recovered 155 bobbins from their possession. The suspects were handed over to Sultanbazar, Amberpet, and Hussainialam police stations for further investigation. Police reminded the public that the use and sale of Chinese manja is banned because it is dangerous to people and birds. They said strict surveillance continues to stop such illegal sales.