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A peculiar squad led by the territory Superintendent of Police connected Friday seized 140 kg of ganja, estimated to beryllium worthy ₹15.4 lakh, and arrested 4 persons successful transportation with an inter-district narcotics trafficking operation, the constabulary said. The seizure was made during a coordinated cognition adjacent Madapuram connected the Thiruthuraipoondi–Mannargudi roadworthy successful the aboriginal hours of Thursday.
The arrested persons were identified arsenic Raghupalan, 42, of Pushpavanam successful Vedaranyam taluk, Muthu, 43, of Keeraipatti colony successful Dharmapuri district, Rajkumar, 28, of Nagochipatti successful Salem district, and Vimalraj, 24, of Melpurikkal successful Nallampalli taluk, Dharmapuri district. The accused were allegedly transporting the contraband successful 2 cars.
According to the police, the cognition was coordinated by Ramachandran of Dharmapuri territory with the assistance of Diwakar. As per the plan, Rajkumar and Vimalraj transported the ganja from Dharmapuri successful a car connected the nighttime of Wednesday, accompanied by Muthu. Around 8.15 a.m. connected Thursday, the conveyance reached Madapuram, wherever Raghupalan, who was already waiting, took power of 1 of the cars carrying the contraband and proceeded towards a workplace owned by Mahalingam astatine P.R. Puram, wherever the ganja was to beryllium concealed.
Acting connected circumstantial intelligence, unit from the Nagapattinam Special Police portion intercepted the vehicles adjacent Vettakaraniruppu and seized the contraband. All the 4 were taken into custody and arrested. Further probe is nether mode to hint the wider web progressive successful the trafficking operation.
