Drug peddler held in Kerala

A drug peddler was arrested from the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border and contraband worth Rs6 crore in the international market was seized from him.
    
Acting on a specific information about a drug racket, Excise officials laid a trap and arrested Sankaran, hailing from Ambasamudram in Tamil Nadu, from Parassala near here last night, sources said.
    
Officials of the Intelligence wing established contacts with the gang posing as middlemen and finalised a deal.
    
Sankaran came with a bundle containing the drug aphetamine, worth Rs6 crore, and was arrested, the sources said.