
16.5 kg of ganja seized in Ernakulam
The Hindu
In a major drugs haul, personnel of the Excise Enforcement and Anti Narcotic Special Squad seized 16.5 kg of ganja and arrested a youth from a rented house at Vazhakkala. While Nithin Antony was arres
In a major drugs haul, personnel of the Excise Enforcement and Anti Narcotic Special Squad seized 16.5 kg of ganja and arrested a youth from a rented house at Vazhakkala. While Nithin Antony was arrested on charge of selling the drug, his associate Antony Rijoy, who allegedly procured the contraband for sale among peddlers at Kaloor, Thammanam and Palarivattom, managed to escape from the house. Rijoy reportedly used to procure drugs from neighbouring States and transport it here in luxury cars. The raid was led by Excise Circle Inspector G. Vinoj.
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