KANNUR: In a major haul, an Excise special squad on Friday arrested two youths with one kilogram of hashish worth about estimated to be worth Rs. 7 lakh. A Doha-bound passengers was arrested from the Kannur international airport in Kerala.
Hashish is a potent form of cannabis (marijuana) produced by collecting and compressing trichomes, the most potent material from cannabis plants.
The accused has been handed over to Narcotics Control Bureau for further legal action. Upon frisking, the passenger, identified as Ajas Valiyaballath was discovered to have hidden a 210 grams of hashish in his pelvic area. Upon intensive screening a total of 690 grams of hashish was detected concealed in the sole of the passenger’s slippers.
A resident of Thayetheru, the passenger, Ajas Valiyaballath was travelling to Doha from Kannur. He was handed over by CISF to Narcotics Control Bureau along with the seized drugs.
