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The 30-year-old was arrested in a joint operation by DANSAF and the Kayamkulam Police.
Gokul G B (28) was held with 37.19 grams of narcotic substance from the Kollamkudi Mughal area in Kakkanad.
Sreerag, another youth was spotted in weak condition and rushed to a nearby private hospital.
According to Excise officers, the accused told them they bought the substance from Mysuru for Rs 2 lakh, which would fetch them Rs 5 lakh in the retail market.
The operation resulted in the highest-ever offshore drug capture till date.
The officials reportedly confiscated the drugs worth crores after encircling the two cars on the National Highway 544.
The accused told the Excise officers that he has Rs 30 lakhs as fixed deposit.
100 grams of Methamphetamine was confiscated from a trio that had smuggled the drug from Andhra-Odisha border.
Chalakkudy native Sheela was arrested on February 27, 2023, based on a tip-off received via an internet call.
Operation D-Hunt is an anti-drug drive aimed at exposing individuals involved in drug peddling, storage, sale and consumption.