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Kasargod police arrests a person and seizes 50 kg of ganja

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Kasargod, Apr 30: Kasargod police arrested a person in connection with transporting 50 kg of ganja in a car on April 30, Wednesday. The police have also seized the ganja and Rs 10,000 from the Swift car at Kunil at Mogral Puttur.

The arrested is identified as Joy Joseph (25), a resident of Idukki and said to be the accomplice of Rojas from Kozhikode, who is said to be absconding.

It is learnt that, on getting the information, the police stopped the car near Shiriya bridge the highway, moving towards Kasargod, driven by Joy and Rojas, when they moved on without stopping, the police gave them a chase and informed Kasargod police.

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The duo who saw the the Kasargod police vehicle, turned their car back and tried to escape and lost control over the vehicle and veered off towards the railway track hitting against a boulder near Kunil.

The police immediately arrested Joy, while Rojas managed to escape and seized ganja packed in plastic bags.

Kasargod station sub inspector T Uttamdas, Sunil Abraham, K Srijith, K Jyotish, Mahendran and Kamalakshan participated in the arrest operation under the guidance of narcotics cell DySP Suresh Babu.

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