Angamali: Two people, including a woman, were arrested with 50 grams of drugs in Angamali. Sajith (28) and Siya (32) were arrested at North Paravur Mannam Matepadi and Siya (32) at Pallithazham Valiya Param by the Rural District Anti-Narcotics Special Action Force and Angamaly Police.
The narcotics were found during a vehicle search conducted following a tip-off received by District Police Chief Vivek Kumar. The drug was smuggled in a tourist bus from Bengaluru to Kochi. A special compartment was made in the bag and it was hidden in it.
It is reported that the drug was bought from Bengaluru Madiwala at a price of Rs 4,000 per gram. The sale was made in Edapally – Kakkanad areas for four times the amount. It is indicated that they had smuggled drugs in the same way before this.
They had planned to get off at Edapally. In the morning, the tourist bus was stopped in front of the Angamali bus stand and checked. There is already a ganja case in Alappuzha in Sajith’s name.