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The Ernakulam Rural Police person seized implicit 100 kg of suspected ganja successful abstracted incidents wrong conscionable 3 weeks, indicating that the narcotic substance continues to travel into suburban areas contempt strict measures by enforcement agencies.
The constabulary seized 133 kg of suspected ganja successful six large cause hauls reported recently. The full quantity of suspected ganja seized by the Rural constabulary successful 2025 stands astatine 603 kg.
In the latest incident, 3 men from Murshidabad successful West Bengal were arrested by a peculiar squad led by Perumbavoor Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Hardik Meena with 32 kg of suspected ganja. They were nabbed astatine Kunnuvazhi adjacent Marampilly portion allegedly trafficking the substance successful an autorickshaw from Aluva railway station, the constabulary said.
The trio were arrested 2 days aft 5 men from Murshidabad were nabbed with 30 kg of suspected ganja successful a akin incident. They were arrested by the District Anti-Narcotics Special Action Force (Ernakulam Rural), led by DySP (Narcotic Cell) J. Umeshkumar, on with the Puthencruz police.
Last month, a 25-year-old antheral from Murshidabad was arrested by the Thadiyittaparambu constabulary with 51 kg of suspected ganja from a rented location astatine Vazhakkulam adjacent Perumbavoor, successful 1 of the biggest cause hauls reported this twelvemonth truthful far.
‘Strict surveillance’
District Police Chief (Ernakulam Rural) K.S. Sudarshan attributed the predominant seizures to accrued surveillance by the force. “We had precocious called a gathering of the DANSAF teams successful each 5 subdivisions wrong the agrarian limits and fixed them wide instructions. The teams person been told to guarantee regular monitoring of suspected cause movements and observe the maximum fig of cases, particularly arsenic the Assembly elections are accelerated approaching,” helium said.
He added that migrants posing arsenic labourers were progressive successful galore specified cases. “Landowners successful and astir Perumbavoor person been instructed to support a due registry of residents successful their buildings. They person besides been sensitised to the transgression liability they would person to carnivore if crimes specified arsenic cause peddling are reported from their premises,” helium said.
Other caller seizures
While 16 kg of suspected ganja was seized from Sreemoolanagaram adjacent Kalady, 10 kg was seized from Ramamangalam, and six kg from Kanjoor past month. In each the incidents, natives of West Bengal were arrested for alleged cause trafficking.
Meanwhile, the Excise section and the Railway Protection Force precocious seized 18 kg of suspected ganja from 3 natives of Bihar astatine Aluva railway station. The forces besides recovered 4.5 kg of suspected ganja abandoned connected the railway platform.
