A 37-year-old retired Navy officer was arrested after 1.2 kg of ganja and 10 cannabis plants were allegedly seized from his house in Alappuzha district of Kerala, Excise officials said on Wednesday.
The accused, identified as Binu V. William of Mararikulam South panchayat, was nabbed during a search conducted at his residence in the Poomkavu area on Tuesday.
A team of the Excise Enforcement and Anti-Narcotic Special Squad, led by Circle Inspector A. Sebastian, carried out the inspection based on a tip-off.
"The accused recently took voluntary retirement from the Navy after 15 years of service. As per our understanding, he has been consuming contraband even while in service and he continued the practice after retirement," a senior officer said.
Mr. William used to collect the contraband from Bengaluru, according to the official.
