ALAPPUZHA: Two people were held with arrack and ganja in an inspection conducted as part of the Kerala Excise Special Drive. Seven liters of arrack and distilling equipment were recovered from Chengannur. Ambujakshi, a native of Mannar, was arrested from here. Chengannur Range Excise Inspector Prasad Mathew and his team arrested them on the basis of secret information.

Preventive Officers P Saji Kumar, P R Baiju, civil excise officers K Binu, Aashwin S K, Vineeth V, women civil excise officers Uthara Narayanan and Maya T S were also present.
In another incident, a youth was caught with two kg ganja carrying in his bike during a vehicle inspection conducted by the excise in Perinthalmanna Vailongara. Excise circle inspector T R Rajesh and his team arrested Abdul Latheef (36) of Kuruva. The ganja was brought for sale for Christmas and New Year celebrations.