The police have arrested three persons and seized from them 1.4 kg of ganja.
Police identified the accused as Nithyananandam, a resident of Thirukanchi, Rajavelu, a resident of Andiyarpalayam here and Elumalai, a resident of Panruti in Tamil Nadu.
According to police they received a tip-off that some person was selling ganja in Mangalam area. When a police team reached there, the accused Nithyananandam managed to give a slip but later he was apprehended 57 packets of ganja.
Based on his information, police arrested Elumalai and Rajavelu in Panruti.