A 57-year-old man named T R Mani was arrested in Kasaragod after excise officials discovered 6.52kg of ganja at his residence.
The search was carried out following confidential information received by the Kanhangad Excise Enforcement and Intelligence Bureau.
An investigation is underway, and the arrested individual is suspected to be a drug peddler, with a case registered for possessing ganja intended for sale.
Kasaragod: A man was arrested after Excise officials allegedly found 6.52kg of ganja in his house. The arrested person has been identified as T R Mani (57) of Thuruthimadam near Udinoor in Padna panchayat.
The search was conducted based on confidential information received by the Kanhangad Excise Enforcement and Intelligence Bureau. Hosdurg Excise Circle Inspector V V Prasannakumar, who led the raid, said Mani might be a peddler, too. The Excise department registered a case against him for possessing ganja with the intention to sell.