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Marine Police and the Indian Coast Guard seized 66 kg of ganja packets that washed ashore successful Ramanathapuram territory connected Saturday.
Police sources said the seizure came aft fishermen reported seeing ganja packets washed ashore successful the eastbound coastal areas, including S.P. Pattinam, Morpannai, Thondi and Devipattinam, of the district.
Based connected their information, Marine Police seized 17 ganja packets weighing 34 kg astatine Morpannai beach, the Indian Coast Guard seized 7 ganja packets weighing 14 kg, and Devipattinam constabulary seized 9 packets weighing 18 kg. The seized contraband was handed implicit to the Customs Department.
Initial probe suggested that the smugglers upon spotting the patrol boats of the Coast Guard oregon the Marine Police whitethorn person thrown the ganja packets into the sea, portion attempting to smuggle them to Sri Lanka via the oversea route, sources said.
Further probe to place the smugglers is nether way.
