A team of Excise officers arrested a youth with 49.39 gm of synthetic drug methamphetamine from a bus at Walayar checkpost on March 20 (Wednesday). Abhinav, 21, from Valliyode near Vadakkanchery, was arrested during a special drive launched by the Excise department ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
Excise Deputy Commissioner V. Robert said the seized drug would fetch about ₹3 lakh in the drug market. The drug was seized from a KSRTC bus that was heading towards Kottarakara from Coimbatore. Excise Circle Inspector Prashant and team arrested the youth.
Possession of methamphetamine invites a punishment of 10 years in prison.
