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The ganja was seized on September 6, when the excise team raided PA Banana Agencies.
According to Excise sources, the large quantity of the drug was intended for misuse as an intoxicant.
The contraband, transported in 79 cans under the pretence of a grape transport from Bengaluru, was intended for a recipient in Thrissur.
This marks the first time such a large number of mobile phones confiscated during a vehicle inspection in the area.
During the inspection, officials recovered 230 milligrams of MDMA and 4 grams of ganja from Pareekutty.
Muhammad Ukash from Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu, was found to possess 940 gm of ganja when he arrived from Thailand.
The accused have been booked under Section 22(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
The officials also seized 20 grams of cannabis from Shambhurangan's possession.
A 10-member group of students pooled money to procure the banned substances.
School kids on a field trip walked into the Excise Enforcement Squad Office in Adimaly, asking for a matchbox to light a beedi rolled with ganja.
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