PALAKKAD: The excise department seized 3000 kilograms of Hans smuggled in a lorry at the Anamari check post. Abdul Shafiq and Abdul Rahiman, both aged 35 and from Palakkad have been arrested. Rs 1,29,000 were also seized from them. The Hans hidden and smuggled, was caught after monitoring the drug sales gang based in Vallapuzha in Palakkad, for several months.

The search was conducted jointly by the excise commissioner's north region squad, Malappuram Excise Intelligence and Vazhikadavu excise check post team. Malappuram I B Inspector P K Muhammad Shafeeq, excise commissioner's north zone squad inspector T Shijumon, Vazhikadavu check post inspector Pramod, preventive officer Regi Thomas, cyber cell preventive officer Shibu Shankar, civil excise officers Sathish, Muhammad Afzal and Renil were in the team.