Two men get six years each for smuggling 2.1 kg of cannabis in Manjeri
A Manjeri NDPS court sentenced Muhammad Ashif, 30, and Aneesh, 34, to six years' rigorous imprisonment each and a fine of 25,000 rupees each for smuggling 2.1 kg of cannabis in a car. Excise officers arrested the pair on the Manjeri Rajiv Gandhi bypass road on 24 April 2018 with cannabis they said was brought from Mysore for sale in and around Manjeri.
🇮🇳 Manjeri, Malappuram, Kerala · India
- Arrested
- 2
- Charged
- 2
- Cannabis
- 2.1 kg
- Prison
- 6 years
- Fine
- INR 25,000
Manjeri’s NDPS court sentenced two men to six years of rigorous imprisonment
each and a fine of 25,000 rupees each.[1] Judge T.G. Varghese sentenced
Muhammad Ashif, 30, of Puzhakkattiri near Perinthalmanna, and Aneesh, 34, of
Karuvarakundu.[1]
The cannabis was being brought by car from Mysore to sell to young people in
Manjeri and nearby areas.[1]
Excise Inspector P.V. Radhakrishnan investigated the case and filed the charge
sheet, and Special Public Prosecutor P. Suresh examined 15 witnesses.[1] The
court was shown 28 documents and five material objects, and the two men were
sent to Thavanur Central Jail.[1]
Sources
- കാറിൽ കഞ്ചാവ് കടത്തിയ പ്രതികൾക്ക് ആറു വർഷം കഠിനതടവും പിഴയും. Madhyamam, 1 November 2026. In Malayalam.
Open questions the AI reported
- The report gives no date for the verdict; 1 November 2026 is its publication date.
- No market value was given for the 2.1 kg of cannabis.
- Only one report of the verdict could be opened; no second outlet account or court statement was found.
- The report does not say whether either man was on bail during the trial or plans to appeal.
- The page's lead image is a composite of portraits of the two accused, not of the seizure or the hearing, so no media entry is added.
- Left out, as its quotation was not found in Madhyamam: Excise officers led by Manjeri Range Excise Inspector C. Shyamkumar arrested the two on 24 April 2018 during a vehicle check on the Manjeri Rajiv Gandhi bypass road, acting on a tip from excise intelligence, and seized 2.1 kg of cannabis.
