Recording the largest drug seizure of the year till date in the State, the Excise department nabbed three persons with alleged possession of nearly 85 kg of ganja near Neyyattinkara on Saturday.
Acting on the basis of a tip-off received by Assistant Excise Commissioner of the State Excise Enforcement Squad (SEES) T. Anikumar, an excise team intercepted the gang when they reached Kulakkode near Perumkadavila.
The team jointly led by Mr. Anikumar and Neyyattinkara Excise Circle Inspector Tony Isaac apprehended Sibin Raj alias Achu, 26, and Gokul Krishna alias Appu, 26, both hailing from Maranalloor; and Arun Kumar alias Kannan, 30, of Mannadikonam near Maranalloor. The sleuths confiscated the gang’s car and a motorcycle that is suspected to have gone as an escort vehicle to anticipate any possible threats.
