THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Despite strict vigil maintained by way of the regulation enforcers during the past few weeks in opposition to drug mafia, ganja continues to get smuggled into the district in massive amounts.
During the past 24 hours, the regulation enforcers right here seized as regards to 30kg of ganja in two separate incidents. Both catches were made on account of the special vigil maintained as part of upcoming elections.
The first catch was once made during a joint operation by way of railway coverage pressure officers and officers of Thiruvananthapuram excise circle at Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station. The officers found 25kg of ganja in a bag from Shalimar Express that arrived at the station on Tuesday night time around eight.45pm. The ganja was once present in a bag beneath some of the seats in the basic compartment of the educate around 10.30pm.
“We have been checking trains and baggages of passengers randomly from Tuesday morning. We suspect that the individuals who introduced the contraband noticed us and abandoned the bag,” said Thiruvananthapuram excise circle inspector T Anikumar, who led the excise officers, who were part of the raid. A case was once registered and a probe had been introduced. It was once suspected that the ganja was once being introduced from Andhra Pradesh.
“It is the season when ganja farmers in Andhra Pradesh harvest their ‘vegetation’ and Kerala being a major marketplace for the smugglers, they'll convey the stuff right here no matter how tight our vigil is,” the excise circle inspector said.
The RPF officers, who took section in the raid, were led by way of RPF sub-inspector A J Jipin.
In the second case, Neyyatinkara police arrested a 20-year-old-youth with 4.5kg ganja. The police recognized the accused as Ananthu hailing from Mukhathala in Kollam district. He was once stuck by way of a team led by way of Neyyatinkara sub-inspector M R Rakesh Kumar.
SI Rakesh Kumar said that the accused was once found close to a school located as regards to the Neyyatinkara railway station around 10am on Wednesday.
“We had been looking out the railway station premises and market places right here totally beneath the special direction of inspector basic ever since the elections were declared,” the SI said. The accused advised the police that he was once coming from Tamil Nadu, the place he procured the contraband. He additionally said that he was once accused in a identical case in Kollam prior to now.
He was once produced ahead of the court and remanded in judicial custody.
During the past 24 hours, the regulation enforcers right here seized as regards to 30kg of ganja in two separate incidents. Both catches were made on account of the special vigil maintained as part of upcoming elections.
The first catch was once made during a joint operation by way of railway coverage pressure officers and officers of Thiruvananthapuram excise circle at Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station. The officers found 25kg of ganja in a bag from Shalimar Express that arrived at the station on Tuesday night time around eight.45pm. The ganja was once present in a bag beneath some of the seats in the basic compartment of the educate around 10.30pm.
“We have been checking trains and baggages of passengers randomly from Tuesday morning. We suspect that the individuals who introduced the contraband noticed us and abandoned the bag,” said Thiruvananthapuram excise circle inspector T Anikumar, who led the excise officers, who were part of the raid. A case was once registered and a probe had been introduced. It was once suspected that the ganja was once being introduced from Andhra Pradesh.
“It is the season when ganja farmers in Andhra Pradesh harvest their ‘vegetation’ and Kerala being a major marketplace for the smugglers, they'll convey the stuff right here no matter how tight our vigil is,” the excise circle inspector said.
The RPF officers, who took section in the raid, were led by way of RPF sub-inspector A J Jipin.
In the second case, Neyyatinkara police arrested a 20-year-old-youth with 4.5kg ganja. The police recognized the accused as Ananthu hailing from Mukhathala in Kollam district. He was once stuck by way of a team led by way of Neyyatinkara sub-inspector M R Rakesh Kumar.
SI Rakesh Kumar said that the accused was once found close to a school located as regards to the Neyyatinkara railway station around 10am on Wednesday.
“We had been looking out the railway station premises and market places right here totally beneath the special direction of inspector basic ever since the elections were declared,” the SI said. The accused advised the police that he was once coming from Tamil Nadu, the place he procured the contraband. He additionally said that he was once accused in a identical case in Kollam prior to now.
He was once produced ahead of the court and remanded in judicial custody.
Thiruvananthapuram: 30kg ganja seized in 2 separate cases
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