Sri Lanka, Feb. 2 -- A total of 194 kg of cannabis intended to be smuggled to Sri Lanka have been seized by the Ramanathapuram Q-Branch police in Tamil Nadu.

Police said, while conducting a vehicle check at the Pattanamkathan East Coast Road (ECR) junction, they intercepted a car acting on a specific intelligence.

During inspection police discovered 194 kg of cannabis packed in 97 bundles hidden in the car.

After seizing the contraband, police arrested the 40-year-old driver.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the cannabis was smuggled from Chennai and was intended to be illegally transported to Sri Lanka.

The Q-Branch police have handed over the seized narcotics and the accused to the Ramanathapuram Narcotic Intelligence Burea...