Stephan Kayyar
Daijiworld Media Network – Kasargod (DV)
Kasargod, Feb 5: Three people were arrested by Kasargod DySP Balakrishna Nair and other police staff over charges of ganja peddling on Saturday February 5. The ganja was seized from Chowki Kavugoli in Kasargod and Kanyapadi of Badiyadka.
The arrested are identified as Abdul Rehman (52) of Amoosnagara in Nellikatte, C A Ahammed Kabir (40) of Perumbala, Nayamaramule, and K P Mohammed Harris (36) of Kuntaru in Adooru.
Acting on a tip-off, police intercepted three people traveling in an auto-rickshaw in Kavugoli and seized 23.300 kg ganja. When the trio were taken into custody and inquired, they revealed about the ganja stored in a quarter in Kanyapadi. When police raided the spot, they seized 22.900 kg ganja from the spot.