100 kg of ganja seized in Thanjavur

A special police team seized 100 kilograms of ganja from a mini-goods carrier at Thanjavur on October 14.

According to police, the District Police received information that ganja being smuggled through Thanjavur district to Sri Lanka. Subsequently, the special police team started checking the vehicles passing through the town on Medical College Road near the outer ring road.

During the vehicle checking, a car driver disclosed that he and his friend in another car were escorting a mini-goods carrier in which the contraband had been concealed. Thus, the team intercepted the mini-goods carrier identified by him and seized 100 kilograms of ganja.

After seizing the contraband, the special team handed over the contraband and the vehicles used for smuggling to the Medical College Police for further action.

The arrested persons were identified as Vijidharan of Alankudi, Pudukottai district, Agastin of Villupuram, Vignesh and Purushothaman of Vellore, police said.