About 280 kg of ganja was confiscated from a fishing boat at Nagapattinam harbour by a team of Customs officials on Sunday night.
Acting on a tip-off, the officials intercepted a boat near Nagapattinam harbour and following a check, confiscated 280 kg ganja packed in 10 bags. The contraband was valued at ₹1 crore in international market.
The suspected smugglers reportedly fled the spot. The Customs team also confiscated four two-wheelers, two fishing nets, and the boat that the smugglers had abandoned.
Preliminary investigations by officials indicated that the contraband was destined for Sri Lanka.
