Baiju , 41, of Edappally and Samin Sheikh, 27, of Ramchandrapur, Murshidabad, West Bengal, were arrested with 1.99kg of ganja from the Museum Nagar area near Vattekkunnam, Pathadippalam. Kochi : Three people were arrested with ganja in separate incidents within the limits of the Thrikkakara and Kalamassery police stations on Friday.
Manirul Haque, 21, of Barpeta, Assam, was arrested with 1.51kg of ganja near Rajiv Nagar Road in Thuthiyoor, Thrikkakara. Chengamanad Police arrested two men in connection with the theft of spices worth around Rs 1 lakh from a shop in Chengamanad around 11pm on Sept 16. The arrested are Manoj Kumar, 23, of Mattoor, Kalady, and Mithun, 37, of Angamaly. The police said Kumar is an accused in 10 cases registered at police stations in Kalady, Angamaly, Kothamangalam, Kuruppampady and Eloor.
The accused arrived on a two-wheeler, broke open the shutter of the shop and stole nutmeg, mace, nutmeg kernels and arecanuts, among other items, according to the police. The accused were arrested by a team led by narcotic cell ACP T D Sunil Kumar. Mithun is also an accused in cases registered by the Udumbanchola excise department and Aluva Police. The accused were produced before a court and remanded in custody.