190 kg of ganja seized from two cars in Theni, four held
Gudalur North police in Theni district, Tamil Nadu, seized about 190 kg of ganja hidden in 95 packages in two cars on the Gudalur–Kumily bypass road and arrested four men from Ramanathapuram district. Police valued the ganja at ₹1 crore, said it was bound for sale in Kerala, and remanded the four in judicial custody at Uthamapalayam while searching for a fifth suspect.
🇮🇳 Othaiveettu Pirivu junction, Gudalur–Kumily bypass road, Gudalur, Theni district, Tamil Nadu · India
Gudalur North police in Theni district, Tamil Nadu, stopped two cars during a
vehicle check on the bypass road between Gudalur and Kumily and seized about 190
kg of ganja hidden in 95 packages.[1]Officers grew suspicious because the
occupants gave inconsistent answers, and the search followed.[1]Onmanorama
reported that police acted on a tip-off received by Gudalur North police
inspector Prabhu.[2]Police seized the two cars used to carry the ganja, the
Tamil daily Dinakaran reported.[3]
Four men were arrested and taken to the Gudalur North police station, where the
inquiry found they were carrying the ganja for sale in Kerala.[1]Onmanorama
identified the four, aged 25 to 46, as residents of Ramanathapuram district,
from Muthupandi of Kadugusandai Chathiram, Mohamed Anifa and Mohamed Aliyar of
Sayalkudi and Eeswaramoorthy of Appanur near Kadaladi; The Hindu gave the second
man’s name as S. Mohamed Hanifa.[2]
The four accused were produced before the Judicial Magistrate in Uthamapalayam,
a town in Theni district, with the seized ganja and cars, and remanded in
judicial custody.[1]Police valued the seized ganja at ₹1 crore and said they
were searching for Kaleeswaran, also from Ramanathapuram district, in connection
with the case.[1]
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Gudalur police in Theni with the four arrested men and the seized ganja. Photo: Special arrangementPhoto details
Some Tamil-language broadcasts put the value at ₹95 lakh, while The Hindu, Onmanorama and Dinakaran report ₹1 crore as the police estimate; ₹1 crore is used.
The men were remanded in judicial custody at the Judicial Magistrate court in Uthamapalayam, but no charges were specified and no trial outcome was reported.
The Hindu gives the four men's ages as 25, 45, 46 and 34, while Onmanorama gives the wanted suspect Kaleeswaran as 34 and no age was published for him in The Hindu.
The Hindu locates the check on the bypass road between Gudalur and Kumily, while Onmanorama refers to the Cumbum–Kumily road; the two accounts may describe the same road by different names.
Where the ganja was loaded and who supplied it were not reported; police said only that it was being taken for sale in Kerala.
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