Police, Excise launch intensive raid in Perumbavoor; nine NDPS cases registered

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Police and excise personnel, led by Perumbavoor ASP Hardik Meena, conducting inspections successful  and astir   Perumbavoor

Police and excise personnel, led by Perumbavoor ASP Hardik Meena, conducting inspections successful and astir Perumbavoor | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

The Ernakulam agrarian constabulary and the Excise connected Sunday (February 8) registered 9 cases nether the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act arsenic they launched an intensive raid among migrant labourers successful and astir Perumbavoor amid a emergence successful complaints implicit cause peddling. Three migrant women, who were staying successful lodges without valid documents, were taken into custody during the drive.

Searches were conducted successful the dwelling places of migrant people, the marketplace and buses by implicit 100 constabulary and excise personnel. The canine squad and weaponry squad were besides progressive successful the raids led by Perumbavoor ASP Hardik Meena. The enactment was portion of the steps initiated by District Police Chief (Ernakulam rural) K.S. Sudarshan to forestall struggle betwixt residents and migrant labourers successful the area.

As portion of the measures, the constabulary person decided to signifier a committee involving departments and organisations acrophobic and representatives of section radical and migrants to code the instrumentality and bid issues relating to the migrant colonisation and section people, the constabulary said connected Sunday.

Perumbavoor sub-divisional constabulary serviceman volition beryllium the convener of the committee, portion the inspector of police, Perumbavoor station, volition beryllium the associated convener. Heads of Perumbavoor municipality and Vengola and Vazhakulam grama panchayats, arsenic good arsenic representatives of political, spiritual and taste forums, volition beryllium the office-bearers of the panel.

The committee volition beryllium formed with the purpose of conducting a broad survey into the alleged cause and intoxicant usage and related crimes among the migrant colonisation and taking indispensable steps. The committee volition conscionable each month, and the constabulary volition chalk retired their strategy based connected the inputs from the meetings.

Earlier this week, the District Police Chief held a gathering with residents of Perumbavoor and assured enactment against offenders progressive successful the cause commercialized and different amerciable activities. He besides warned of strict enactment against vigilante activities by residents.

Published - February 08, 2026 11:57 p.m. IST

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