Five Nepali youths arrested with 2.5 kg ganja

Pathanamthitta : Police arrested five Nepali youths from their residence in Lower Vettiprat with regarding 2.5 kg ganja.

The accused were arrested in a joint operation by the District Dansaf team and the Pathanamthitta police.

Bipin Kumar (20), Suman Chaudhary (22), Suresh Chaudhary (27) from Bardia district of Nepal, Om Kumar (21) and Deepak Malli (31) from Japa district of Nepal were arrested.

The Dansaf team had been monitoring the area for several days following receiving information that ganja was being traded around the chicken shops and hotels in the town. The accused admitted that they had smuggled ganja from Nepal. It was also revealed that it was kept for retail trade.

140 were found stored in small packages and dried leaves. The district police chief said that the accused are being interrogated in detail. Narcotic Cell DYSP K.A. The inspection was conducted under the supervision of Vidyadharan.Bipin Kumar, Suman Chaudhary, Suresh Chaudhary, Om Kumar, Deepak Malli