Excise officers apprehended six people with alleged possession of narcotic substances from varied elements of the district on Saturday.
Two people, recognized as Nohan Nobert, 18, and Ajith, 22, of Puthenthope, have been caught throughout an alleged bid to smuggle 25 grams of MDMA close to Shangumughom. They have been additionally purportedly discovered to own weapons together with air pistols and pellets.
In Neyyattinkara, two people, recognized as Arun Mohan alias Nandu, 25, of Naruvamoodu, and Manu, 25, of Chattumukku in Neyyattinkara, have been nabbed throughout an inspection in Naruvamoodu with alleged possession of two.85 grams of MDMA.
Two people have been caught in Kattakada in separate cases with possession of ganja. Unmesh Raj of Thoongampara and Sreeraj of Kallikkad have been discovered to own ganja weighing 30 grams and 20 grams respectively. In one other case, 34-year-old Muzeer of Kizhuvilam was arrested for allegedly possessing 285kg of banned tobacco merchandise that he hid close to his home.
The Excise division additionally recorded 4 different arrests in 4 Abkari cases recorded in varied elements of the district. A complete of 32 litres of Indian-made overseas liquor have been seized in such cases.