Mangaluru (Karnataka), Oct 9 (PTI) Two men were arrested and 8.79 kg of ganja were seized from them on Thursday, police said.

The arrests were made after the suspects, identified as Abdul Majeed and Abdul Sadiq, were found riding a motorcycle without helmets near Goodinabali around 11.50 am, they said.

When the police signalled them to stop, the duo sped away towards a mud road near Kaikamba railway station. They were subsequently intercepted and questioned, police said.

"During interrogation, the suspects admitted that they were transporting ganja for sale," a police official said.

He added that the accused had earlier fled with a consignment of ganja from a Bolero pickup on September 25 when excise officials attempted to intercept them. The contraband had reportedly been hidden at Ma

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