A team from the Kollam excise circle office seized 5 kg of ganja from two motorists on Friday.
The officials were checking vehicles on the Asramam-Chinnakaada route when they hailed down two motorists. While the man riding the motorbike was nabbed, the one riding pillion managed to escape.
Excise circle inspector B. Suresh identified the arrested as Rahul Raju, 25, and his accomplice as Vishnu, both hailing from Pandalam.
Many cases
Mr. Suresh said Rahul and Vishnu were suspects in several criminal cases, registered at various places in the Pathanamthitta district. The two had fled Pandalam a couple of months ago.
They were staying at Pullikada Colony in Kollam city.
Mr. Suresh said the duo sourced ganja from Anakapalle in Andhra Pradesh.
The excise team comprised inspector J.P. Andrews and assistant inspectors Francis Bosco and Balachandra Kumar.
