Excise team lays hands on major drug racket

761 kg of ganja seized from truck, 3 youngsters arrested

The Excise Department has laid its hands on one of the biggest drug rackets in the State when it seized 761 kg ganja from a truck at Walayar near here on Wednesday night. Although the initial estimation of the contraband was 1,000 kg, excise officials clarified here on Thursday that the seized ganja weighed 761 kg. “Still this is the biggest seizure from a vehicle in the State. We have made several seizures from godowns and other places, but not so much from a vehicle,” said Excise Deputy Commissioner Shaji S. Rajan. The ganja in packets of two kg each was found stacked in secret chambers in the truck. It was reportedly brought from Visakhapatnam for wholesale distribution in Kerala. The truck was heading for Ernakulam.