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Nearly 60 kg of suspected ganja was seized from the Ernakulam Rural constabulary limits successful little than 2 weeks aft the motorboat of ‘Operation Toofan: The Narco Hunt’, a State-wide anti-drug mission.
Around 60 cases were registered, and 73 radical were arrested nether the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act aft the thrust started connected June 1, the agrarian constabulary said connected Saturday (June 13, 2026). The constabulary besides seized 780 grams of suspected hashish lipid and 5 grams of suspected MDMA.
The largest ganja seizure nether Operation Toofan was the betterment of 34 kg of the suspected narcotic substance from Kunnuvazhi from 3 West Bengal natives. The accused were intercepted portion travelling successful an autorickshaw. The contraband had been procured from Odisha and was being transported aft being brought by bid to Aluva, the constabulary said.
In different large seizure, the constabulary confiscated 12 kg of suspected ganja brought from Odisha astatine the Angamaly railway station. Two West Bengal natives were arrested successful transportation with the case.
During inspections conducted successful Perumbavoor town, the constabulary seized suspected ganja, hashish oil, and heroin. Four sacks of banned baccy products were besides recovered. Two young women migrant workers were arrested for their alleged engagement successful cause trafficking.
So acold this year, the agrarian constabulary person seized contraband including astir 400 kg of suspected ganja, 775 grams of MDMA, 780 grams of hashish oil, and 680 grams of heroin.
