KERALA: An excise team on Saturday arrested a youth and seized 1.35 kg of cannabis from him at the Bavali excise check-post on the Kerala -Karnataka border.
The arrested was identified as Najeer of Kottilil Veetil, Thonikkadavu, near Bavali, in the district. Najeer, driver of the vehicle, was transporting the contraband in his autorickshaw from Bairakuupa in Karnataka to Mananthavady for sale, sources said.
Another youth along with him escaped, sources said. The excise team was led by Range Inspector P.A. Joseph.