Thiruvananthapuram: Police have arrested another person in connection with the recent seizure of over 300kg of ganja from an Innova car parked near Pappanamcode Junction.The arrested person is Varun V G, 29, residing at Vishnupuram Road in Nemom. Police said Varun was allegedly assisting Afsal, a Karakulam native who was taken into custody earlier, in facilitating the transport of the contraband from Bengaluru.
Acting on prior intelligence inputs, district anti-narcotic special action force intercepted Afsal on Feb 15 when he arrived to take the parked vehicle. More than 50 packets of ganja were found inside the car. Officials suspect the consignment was brought from Bengaluru and was intended for distribution across different parts of the city. Police said the latest arrest was made based on inputs received during the questioning of Afsal. Acting on the leads, officers tracked down and arrested Varun. Police said the seizure points to a well-organised inter-state narcotics supply network and efforts were under way to identify others involved in the racket.
