KOCHI: The police have seized 15 kg ganja from Ambalamedu area and arrested seven people including women. They were caught from a lodge in Kuzheekkadu.

Karunagappally native Jyothis (22), Akshay Raj (24) from Thiruvankulam, Sreelal (26) from Karunagapally, Sasthamkotta native Harikrishnan (26), Dileep (27) from Oachira, Megha Cheriyan (21) from Mavelikkara and Kayamkulam native Shilpa Shyam (19) were arrested.

They buy ganja from Odisha with the help of a middleman and then bring it to Ernakulam in lorries from Tamil Nadu that carries vegetables and goods. Then they collect it and sell in different areas of Kochi.

The gang sells ganja in 2 kg packets. The police informed that they are part of drug mafia that supplies ganja to Kayamkulam, Mavelikkara, Karunagappally and Sasthamkotta. The accused Dileep is involved in many criminal cases.