Kasargod, Mar 26: The Excise Department sleuths seized 11,584 sachets of pan masala products and arrested two persons travelling in a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation bus at the border check-post of Manjeswaram on Tuesday.
Stepping up search operations in view of the upcoming elections, a team of Excise officials led by Circle Inspector Sunil Kumara Pillai seized bags containing multiple brands of narcotic products from the duo around 10 a.m..
The arrested Abdul Rahman, 48, and Ahmed ,40, both of them hailing from the district, were later handed over to the Manjeswaram police station, Excise sources said.
The duo confessed that the narcotic product valued around Rs. 1.5 lakh was being brought into the State for supply through select outlets.
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