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The fig of cases registered nether the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act by the Ernakulam Rural constabulary person astir doubled successful 2025 compared to the erstwhile year.
A full of 3,908 drug-related cases were registered successful 2025, compared with 2,037 successful 2024. As galore arsenic 4,138 alleged offenders were arrested successful 2025, up from 2,217 arrests successful 2024, information released by the Ernakulam Rural constabulary said connected Wednesday (January 7, 2025).
According to data, 603 kg of suspected ganja and 1.4 kg of suspected MDMA were seized successful the agrarian limits successful 2025. The measurement of suspected ganja seized much than doubled, compared with 270 kg successful 2024.
Other large suspected contraband seized successful 2025 included 740 grams of heroin, 2 kg of hashish oil, 200 grams of methamphetamine, and 36 nitrazepam tablets. Six suspected ganja plants were besides confiscated.
The twelvemonth witnessed large cause hauls, including the seizure of 96 kg of suspected ganja from 3 West Bengal natives astatine Thadiyittaparambu, 44 kg from Kalady, 37 kg from Ayyampuzha, and 25 kg from Aluva.
The constabulary had arrested an IT pupil with 400 grams of suspected MDMA from Nedumbassery. In different incident, 2 youths were nabbed portion transporting 200 grams of suspected MDMA from Karayamparambu. Banned baccy products worthy ₹3 crore were impounded from Mudickal.
Seven radical were jailed successful preventive custody based connected the provisions of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic successful Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
Meanwhile, a full of 3,006 drug-related cases were registered by the Kochi City constabulary successful 2025, marking a spike from 2,475 specified cases reported successful the erstwhile year. As galore arsenic 3,325 radical were arrested nether the NDPS Act successful 2025, portion the fig of arrests recorded successful 2024 stood astatine 2,793, according to information from the police.
