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Suspect with over 6 kgs of Kerala Cannabis arrested at Omanthai

June 17, 2020

The Police Special Task Force (STF) in a combined operation with the Omanthai Police has arrested a suspect with over 6 kilograms of Kerala cannabis at Thuvarankulam in the Omanthai Police division.

The arrest was made during a raid carried out on an information received by Settikulam STF officers on Tuesday (June 16).
 
A total of 6 kg and 16 grams of Kerala cannabis were seized during the operation while a 29-year-old suspect, a resident of Pannikkarpuliyankulam in Omanthai, was taken into custody.

The Omanthai Police is conducting further investigations into the incident.