Police intensify crackdown on drug smuggling ahead of Onam
Over the weekend, police foiled three bids to smuggle large quantities of ganja into the district. They also seized heroin worth 30 lakh on Sunday.
On Monday, city police arrested two West Bengal natives with 40kg of ganja. A day earlier, three men were arrested in Aluva with 17kg of ganja. On Saturday, two persons were apprehended with 16kg of ganja at Marottichuvadu in Kalady.
Officers said that in most cases, the ganja was smuggled from Odisha via train.
The accused used to get down from the train at random stations and then travel to the destination in the district using other modes of transport. The arrested persons, in most cases, were from other states who were assigned to deliver the contraband in the state and then return.
Police sources said that surveillance and intelligence gathering have been intensified considering the upcoming festival season. They said that in most cases, the peddlers buy cannabis for Rs 3,000 per kg from Odisha and sell the contraband for Rs 25,000 per kg here.
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Authorities also said that they have increased vigil following the seizure of a huge quantity of heroin from Perumbavoor. Heroin is one of the most widely injected opioids and the risk of HIV is high among heroin users as they often share needles, authorities added.
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