Man arrested with 6 kg of ganja

In a large crackdown connected narcotics trafficking, the Kollam Excise Range Office seized 6.05 kg of ganja during a targeted inspection astatine the Mekon Shivaji Mukku area.

The operation, led by Excise Inspector P. Sankar, resulted successful the interception of a car utilized to smuggle the contraband intended for section distribution.

The officials arrested 33-year-old Alshad S., lad of Shahjahan, residing astatine Noufal Mansil successful Ayathil. A lawsuit has been registered against him nether the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. According to Excise officials, Alshad is simply a cardinal fig successful an inter-State cause network, chiefly transporting amerciable substances from Tamil Nadu-based syndicates into assorted parts of Kerala.

Following the seizure and arrest, the Excise Department has initiated a wider probe to hint the roots of the proviso chain.