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Excise team lays hands on major drug racket

Excise team lays hands on major drug racket Updated: Updated: 761 kg of ganja seized from truck, 3 youngsters arrested Share Article 761 kg of ganja seized from truck, 3 youngsters arrested The Excise Department has laid its hands on one of the biggest drug rackets in the State when it seized 761 kg ganja from a truck at Walayar near here on Wednesday night. Although the initial estimation of the contraband was 1,000 kg, excise officials clarified here on Thursday that the seized ganja weighed 761 kg. “Still this is the biggest seizure from a vehicle in the State. We have made several seizures from godowns and other places, but not so much from a vehicle,” said Excise Deputy Commissioner Shaji S. Rajan.

Ganja worth ₹100 cr seized at Walayar

Updated: Share Article AAA In one of the biggest drug hauls ever made in the country, an excise special squad seized 1,000 kg of ganja from a truck at Walayar near here on Wednesday night. It is roughly valued at ₹100 crore. The excise team led by Deputy Commissioner Shaji S. Rajan seized the truck and arrested three youngsters. The ganja, reportedly brought from Vishakapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, was being carried to Kochi for wholesale distribution. Excise officers said that it was the biggest seizure ever in the State. It could be the biggest in the country too, they said. The ganja was found hidden in a secret compartment in the truck. The excise team acted on a tip-off.

UDF gains power in 72 panchayats, LDF in 22

UDF gains power in 72 panchayats, LDF in 22 Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Presidents and vice presidents of the three-tier pancahayts assumed office in the district on Wednesday. United Democratic Front (UDF)’s K.M. Rafeeka and Ismail Moothedam assumed office as District Panchayat president and vice president respectively. Out of the 15 block panchayats, UDF came to power in 12 and the LDF in three blocks. When the UDF presidents and vice presidents assumed office in Malappuram, Areekode, Perinthalmanna, Kuttippuram, Tanur, Kalikavu, Vengara, Tirurangadi, Mankada, Kondotty, Wandoor, and Nilambur block panchayats, the LDF had its presidents and vice presidents assume power in Ponnani, Tirur and Perumpadappu block panchayats.

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