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Major drug haul in Thiruvananthapuram
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Over 120 kg of ganja was seized by the Thiruvananthapuram City police in the State capital during two separate operations conducted early Sunday.
A 59-year old from Tamil Nadu, identified as Muhammed M. of Madukkarai in Coimbatore, was caught by the District Anti-Narcotics Special Action Force (DANSAF) in Pettah with alleged possession of 110kg of ganja.
The accused, who claims to have smuggled the consignment in a vegetable-laden lorry from Andhra Pradesh via. Coimbatore and the Walayar inter-state border, is believed to have reached the city late Saturday. The consignment was found hidden beneath the Pettah bridge.
Major drug haul in Kerala s Thiruvananthapuram
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The consignment, which was smuggled from Andhra Pradesh via. Walayar along the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border, was supposedly intended to cater to the increased demand for addictive substances
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Sacks containing ganja found hidden in Kerala Water Authority pipes in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday.
The consignment, which was smuggled from Andhra Pradesh via. Walayar along the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border, was supposedly intended to cater to the increased demand for addictive substances
The City police busted a major drug racket by apprehending three people, including two Tamil Nadu natives, with alleged possession of over 155kg of ganja on Tuesday.
Three arrested with drugs in Kochi
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AAA In a joint operation, the District Anti-Narcotics Special Action Force and Inforpark police seized four kilograms of ganja and three grams of MDMA, and arrested three persons from a hotel room at Kakkanad on Thursday.
The arrested were identified as Asif, 24, of Kasaragod; Ummarul Faruk, 23, of Athani, Kakkanad; and Manu Mani, 20, of Kakkanad.
They were reportedly under surveillance and were nabbed with the contraband based on a tip-off about their gathering at the hotel room. The police said that the accused were truck drivers who reportedly turned to drug peddling after losing their jobs due to the pandemic.
CWC head fears for victim’s life so long as culprits are at large
A special police investigation team has been constituted with the support of the District Anti-Narcotics Special Action Force (DANSAF) to nab the absconding members involved in drugging and raping a 14-year-old girl in the district.
District Police Chief Sujith Das S. said the police were using all their resources to pin those involved in the crime. Two of them were arrested and five others were at large. “We hope to nab them all in a day or two,” said Mr. Das.
He said the police were dealing with the case with utmost seriousness and importance, especially as Malappuram was ahead of other districts in the number of POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act) cases.