The North Paravur Police on Friday arrested a man from Kedamangalam on charge of growing 13 ganja saplings in grow bags. Sudheesh, 34, was arrested following a tip-off received by District Police Chief (Ernakulam Rural) Vaibhav Saxena as part of Operation Clean.
Sudheesh was allegedly rearing the 18-cm-tall saplings in a corner of his workshop. He reportedly confessed that he sowed the seeds two months ago. It was claimed to be the biggest such seizure of ganja saplings in recent times in Ernakulam Rural.