244 individuals arrested, narcotics price lakhs of rupees seized in statewide anti-drug drive in Kerala
By PTI
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala police have arrested round 244 individuals and seized banned narcotic substances resembling MDMA and ganja price lakhs of rupees in a day-long statewide particular anti-drug drive on September 23.
The state-wide particular drive — ‘Operation D Hunt’ — was carried out to catch these storing and promoting medication in Kerala, the state police stated in an announcement on Sunday.
As a part of the operation, police gathered details about these suspected of promoting medication.
After surveilling them for some days and primarily based on further info obtained relating to their actions, raids have been carried out at numerous locations the place the banned narcotics have been suspected to be saved, police stated.
As a part of the operation, 1,373 people suspected of being engaged within the sale of medication have been investigated.
Thereafter, 246 drug circumstances below the NDPS Act have been registered and 244 individuals have been arrested by police, the assertion stated.
“Banned narcotics like MDMA, several kilograms of ganja, hashish oil and brown sugar (heroin) worth lakhs (of rupees) were seized as part of the operation,” it stated.
The operation was carried out by the newly constituted Range-level NDPC Coordination Cell and District Police Chiefs collectively on the directions of State Police Chief Shaik Darvesh Saheb and below the supervision of ADGP (Law and Order) M R Ajithkumar, who additionally heads the Anti-Narcotics Task Force, it stated.
Prior to the operation, an information financial institution — of individuals who usually promote medication and their associates who went to jail in drug circumstances — was ready, and these people have been surveilled for a month, police stated.
Similar operations can be carried out sooner or later too, they stated.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala police have arrested round 244 individuals and seized banned narcotic substances resembling MDMA and ganja price lakhs of rupees in a day-long statewide particular anti-drug drive on September 23.
The state-wide particular drive — ‘Operation D Hunt’ — was carried out to catch these storing and promoting medication in Kerala, the state police stated in an announcement on Sunday.
As a part of the operation, police gathered details about these suspected of promoting medication.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
After surveilling them for some days and primarily based on further info obtained relating to their actions, raids have been carried out at numerous locations the place the banned narcotics have been suspected to be saved, police stated.
As a part of the operation, 1,373 people suspected of being engaged within the sale of medication have been investigated.
Thereafter, 246 drug circumstances below the NDPS Act have been registered and 244 individuals have been arrested by police, the assertion stated.
“Banned narcotics like MDMA, several kilograms of ganja, hashish oil and brown sugar (heroin) worth lakhs (of rupees) were seized as part of the operation,” it stated.
The operation was carried out by the newly constituted Range-level NDPC Coordination Cell and District Police Chiefs collectively on the directions of State Police Chief Shaik Darvesh Saheb and below the supervision of ADGP (Law and Order) M R Ajithkumar, who additionally heads the Anti-Narcotics Task Force, it stated.
Prior to the operation, an information financial institution — of individuals who usually promote medication and their associates who went to jail in drug circumstances — was ready, and these people have been surveilled for a month, police stated.
Similar operations can be carried out sooner or later too, they stated.
