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Just 3 weeks into the New Year, the Kochi metropolis constabulary person registered implicit 100 drug-related cases, signalling the standard of the situation confronting instrumentality enforcers and nine astatine large.
A full of 111 cases person been registered nether the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act crossed constabulary stations wrong the metropolis limits up to January 17, sources successful the constabulary narcotics helping said. As galore arsenic 31 cases were added to the database connected Saturday (January 17) unsocial pursuing an intensive, day-long play combing cognition crossed the city.
All cases detected during the peculiar thrust subordinate to alleged substance use. Of the 31 cases registered during the combing operation, 8 were registered by the Kalamassery constabulary and 4 by the Udayamperoor police. Cases were besides registered successful Thrikkakara and Ernakulam North constabulary stations. A full of 19 cases were booked successful stations nether the Thrikkakara sub-division, constabulary sources progressive successful the thrust said.
“Areas nether the Thrikkakara sub-division are easy accessible to peddlers from Aluva and Perumbavoor, wherever substances specified arsenic ganja and brownish sweetener are trafficked successful ample quantities. It could beryllium the large crushed for the ample fig of offenders landing successful our nett from the suburban areas during the intensive drive,” an serviceman said.
Small quantities of suspected ganja were seized successful each the cases detected during the peculiar operation. Under the NDPS Act, possession of up to 1 kg of ganja is classified arsenic a tiny quantity. The 80 cases registered anterior to Saturday’s peculiar thrust progressive seizures of assorted narcotics, including synthetic drugs, successful tiny and intermediate quantities.
The play peculiar thrust focused connected delicate locations wherever history-sheeters are known to gather, hotels offering rooms with relaxed rules, and bars hosting DJ nights, constabulary sources said.
In addition, 123 cases of drunk driving and 19 cases nether the Abkari Act were registered, with 188 persons booked during the drive. The cognition was led by Deputy Police Commissioners Aswathy Jiji and Juvanapudi Mahesh.
A full of 6,914 NDPS cases were registered successful Ernakulam territory successful 2025, including 3,006 cases wrong the Kochi metropolis limits and 3,908 successful agrarian limits.
