Officers of the Viluppuram taluk police were on patrol in Ainamplayam village, near Viluppuram, on 11 November 2026.[1] They stopped a young man who was standing in the village in a suspicious manner, and searched him.[1] The search found 1.300 kg of ganja, which the officers seized before questioning him.[1]

The inquiry established that he was Rajeshkumar, 22, son of Nagappan, from the same village.[1] Police found that he had kept the ganja for sale.[1] They registered a case against him and arrested him.[1] Ganja is the name used in Tamil Nadu for cannabis.[1]