Excise officers seized 8.43 kg ganja from a man hailing from Odisha during a combing operation at the State border on Friday. The Kerala Mobile Intervention Unit (KEMU) and the check post officers jointly made the seizure from a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus at Velanthavalam check post.
The Excise team led by KEMU officer-in-charge Aneesh Mohan seized the ganja from 24-year-old Vijay Dogri. It was suspected that Vijay had brought ganja from Odisha for sale in Kerala.
Deputy Excise Commissioner V. Robert said that Vijay would be produced before a court at Chittur. He said a detailed investigation had begun to identify the deeper links of those involved in the interstate ganja trade.