02-07-2025
Man held with 1.25kg of ganja
T'puram: Chadayamangalam excise range officers arrested a man with 1.25kg of ganja during a patrol at Kadakkal on Tuesday night.
According to excise officials, the arrested person Sachin, 31, an executive committee member of the Congress party in Kummil, attempted to flee upon spotting the excise team but was caught after a brief chase.
Officers discovered the illegal substance during a search of his bag.
"There were complaints against him even before, as he was the key supplier of the drug in the locality. During the raids last time, he escaped narrowly, but was under surveillance," Chadayamangalam excise inspector Rajesh A K said.
Authorities have seized the suspect's mobile phone to investigate potential connections to a larger drug network. While this marks Sachin's first arrest under the NDPS Act, officials noted previous intelligence about his involvement in
drug trafficking
.
Following his arrest, Sachin was produced before the court and charged under Section 22(b) II(b) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. He has since been remanded to custody.
