The operation was conducted by the Railway Protection Force (RPF)’s crime wing, RPF unit at Palakkad and the Excise Enforcement and Anti-Narcotic Special Squad.
The arrested men were identified as Mainul Islam, 21; Mannan Molla, 38; Tojammal S.K., 36; and Noor Islam, 19, all from Murshidabad. The seized ganja is estimated to be valued at ₹35 lakh.
RPF Inspector Girish C. and Excise Inspector Noufal led the operation. The Palakkad Excise Enforcement and Anti-Narcotic Special Squad registered a case under the NDPS Act and launched an investigation.
Odisha natives held
Six Odisha natives were arrested with 53.453 kg of ganja at Olavakkode on September 2 by a special police squad.The arrested were identified as Jikhoria Digal, 22; Phurandar Khura, 34; Judhisdi Bibhar, 28; Labanya Khura, 25; Anilkumar Digal, 28; and Khrist Digal, 45.
The seizures were made a week apart. The police suspect that both gangs were part of a larger network involved in transporting cannabis to Keralam from the eastern States.
