The exercise, which involved several teams, led to the arrest of 19 persons from Madurai, Ramanathapuram, Rameswaram and Thanjavur. After procuring two kg of ganja at ₹3,000 from A.P., a contact would sell it to Chelladurai at ₹7,000. Chelladurai, in turn, would sell it to Nawaz Khan at ₹15,000. Nawaz Khan supplied ganja in bulk quantities to his Sri Lankan contacts at the rate of ₹25,000 per two kg. The SP said a boat would be anchored at an isolated place in Thangachimadam, and with the contraband it would reach the Sri Lankan contacts later.

Source: The Hindu January 29, 2021 16:20 UTC