Steephan Kayyar

Daijiworld Media Network - Kasargod (SP)

Kasargod, Jul 22: Police personnel attached to Manjeshwar station in the district have succeeded in detecting a quintal of ganja concealed under heaps of banana bunches loaded in a pick-up truck on Tuesday July 21. The accused succeeded in giving the police a slip.

Based on reliable information they got, the policemen conducted the said operation on Tuesday evening. When the police were checking vehicles at Kunjathur Padavu, Manjeshwar, a pick-up truck which came that way suddenly deviated from its route and sped away through an inner road. The police who chased the vehicle, succeeded in intercepting the vehicle. But two occupants of the vehicle ran away before the police could catch hold of them.

The policemen who conducted a thorough check found 108 kg ganja packed in sachets. The police are now looking for the accused. The vehicle in question bears Karnataka registration number, and the number is fake, the police stated. They also revealed that the market value of the ganja seized is approximately Rs 20 lac.