Hybrid ganja: Excise probe team bats for transfer of case to central agencies

THE excise team probing the seizure of hybrid ganja worth ₹2 crore from Alappuzha has filed its preliminary report recommending transfer of the case to central agencies as multiple angles — some of them remaining out of excise department's purview — have popped up during investigation.

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The preliminary report, which a source said was filed on Wednesday before the excise top guns, revealed that the case has wider ramifications, as the main culprits were connected to rackets involved in gold, sex, and drug trafficking.

"There has been mention of several financial transactions running into millions of rupees in the report. The accused have an international connection also and hence it will be prudent to handover further probe to an agency that has the means and authority to probe various elements involved in the case," said an excise source.