Police near Mettur arrested two young men who were moving ganja on a motorcycle.[1] The two are 21-year-old Murali Krishnan, son of Venkatachalam, and 20-year-old Mahendran, son of Rathnavel.[1] Both men are from Kuttappatti.[1] Police said the pair were carrying the ganja on the motorcycle in order to sell it.[1] Officers took both into custody and produced them before a court.[1] The court sent them to jail.[1]

Nangavalli Sub-Inspector Gopal was conducting a vehicle check at the Kuttappatti four-road junction on Sunday.[1] He stopped a motorcycle that came through at speed and searched it.[1] The search showed the motorcycle was carrying 1.100 kg of ganja.[1]

Ganja is the Tamil term for cannabis, and the reported 1.100 kg equals 1.1 kg.[1] The case is a road-checkpoint seizure in Salem district that ended in arrest and judicial remand.[1]