Two Tamil Nadu men held with 24 kg of ganja at Mannarkkad
Mannarkkad police arrested two Tamil Nadu natives at Chirakkalpadi after finding 24 kg of ganja in four bags on a private bus from Kozhikode to Palakkad. Police valued the seizure at 2.40 lakh rupees and are investigating its source and intended buyers.
🇮🇳 Chirakkalpadi, near Mannarkkad, Palakkad · India
Police near Mannarkkad in Palakkad arrested two people from Tamil Nadu with 24
kg of ganja.[1]The two arrested were Kathirvel, 37, from Morappur in
Dharmapuri district, and Bharat, 50, from Kottappatti in Harur taluk.[1]
Police led by Inspector Vivek with the anti-drug unit were conducting a night
vehicle check at Chirakkalpadi near Mannarkkad in Kerala.[1]Officers stopped
a private bus coming from Kozhikode toward Palakkad and searched the passengers.[1]In four bags belonging to the two men, officers found 24 kg of ganja hidden
inside, which police valued at 2.40 lakh rupees.[1]
Police are investigating where the two brought the ganja from, to whom they
planned to supply it, and whether they had smuggled drugs before.[1]
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The night raid is dated to 2 November 2026 from the report's wording that it happened the night of the day before yesterday relative to its 4 November 2026 publication; no exact incident date was published.
No charge, court production or case outcome was reported; the case was still under police investigation when published.
A Deepika Malayalam page reports the same 24 kg seizure with the same two arrested men, corroborating this account; it is not cited because its page text could not be quoted exactly.
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