Three arrested for smuggling 8kg ganja in Madurai

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Three individuals, including a minor, were arrested at Madurai railway station for smuggling 8 kg of ganja from West Bengal. They were traveling without tickets on the Purulia-Tirunelveli express train. The arrests occurred during a police check on the train as it moved from Dindigul to Madurai. The suspects, identified as Ajith Kumar, David Raja, and a 17-year-old boy, are all from Tirunelveli. The police seized the ganja and are continuing their investigation into the incident.


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