Driver held with 194 kg ganja bound for Sri Lanka in Ramanathapuram
Ramanathapuram Q-Branch police seized 194 kg of ganja in 97 bundles from a car at the Pattanamkathan ECR junction on 2 February 2026 and arrested driver Manikandan. Police said the load came from Chennai for smuggling to Sri Lanka and handed the case to the Narcotic Intelligence Bureau.
🇮🇳 Pattanamkathan ECR junction, Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu · India
Acting on specific intelligence, Ramanathapuram Q-Branch police seized194 kg of
ganja intended to be smuggled to Sri Lanka on Monday 2 February 2026.[1]Police intercepted the car during a vehicle check at the Pattanamkathan East
Coast Road junction.[1]Officers searching the car found 194 kg of ganja
packed in 97 bundles hidden inside it.[1]Police arrested the driver,
Manikandan, 40, of Gummidipoondi in Thiruvallur district.[1]
Preliminary investigation found the consignment had been brought from Chennai
and was meant to be taken illegally to Sri Lanka.[1]DT Next placed the
interception near Subbaiya Nagar on the East Coast Road junction at
Pattinamkathan and described the vehicle as a luxury car.[2]DT Next reported
that police valued the ganja at around Rs 30 lakh and also seized the car.[2]Ada Derana described the detained man as a 40-year-old driver without naming
him.[3]
The Q-Branch police handed the seized narcotics and the accused to the
Ramanathapuram Narcotic Intelligence Bureau for further legal proceedings.[1]Police said they were investigating others involved in the smuggling network.[3]
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Bags holding the 194 kg of ganja seized by Q Branch police at a vehicle check in Ramanathapuram. Photo: Special ArrangementPhoto details
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