25 kg ganja seized, one held
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Police have arrested a driver from Madurai for allegedly smuggling 25 kg of ganja worth ₹3 lakh from Madurai in his mini cargo vehicle. The vehicle was stopped, when a police team, led by Inspector of
Police have arrested a driver from Madurai for allegedly smuggling 25 kg of ganja worth ₹3 lakh from Madurai in his mini cargo vehicle.
The vehicle was stopped, when a police team, led by Inspector of Police, Thoothukudi North (in-charge), Murugan, was conducting a vehicle check at State Bank Colony on Wednesday. As the driver, P. Alex Pandi, 29, from Vandiyoor in Madurai, gave contradicting replies, the police checked the cargo.
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