In a late-night operation on Thursday, Excise officials, led by Kalpetta Range CI T Sherafudheen, apprehended two individuals, Karatt Veettil Jamsheer Ali (35) of Pozhuthana and Soumya Bhavanam Veettil T S Suresh (27) of Alappuzha, in connection with the seizure of 11.3 kg of ganja near Vythiri.
The team acted on a tip-off, strategically positioning themselves around a house in Pozhuthana. Sherafudheen, who received the information, stated, “The duo was arrested when they were digging out the ganja that was buried under the kitchen floor.”
Both Jamsheer Ali and Suresh, known members of a drug-pedaling racket in the district, had been on the excise department’s radar for days. Sources revealed that they have previous convictions in multiple drug-related cases. Jamsheer Ali, deported under the KAAPA (Kerala Anti-social Activities Prevention) Act, sourced ganja from Andhra Pradesh and distributed it in the district through sub-agents.
Excise Preventive Officers K Azeez, P Krishnankutty, Civil Excise Officers V K Vaisakh, E B Aneesh, and K Ajay were integral to the operation’s success. Following their arrest, both accused were presented in the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court in Kalpetta and subsequently remanded to judicial custody.
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