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New Indian Express
21-05-2025
- New Indian Express
Three from Assam arrested with 65g heroin in Perumbavoor
KOCHI: Three Assam natives were arrested with 65g of heroin at Nedumthodu Junction in Perumbavoor on Tuesday. Abdul Bashar, 30, Bich Milan, 58, and Rustam Ali, 22, all from Nagaon, were nabbed by a special investigation (SIT) team under Perumbavoor ASP Shakti Singh Arya based on confidential information received by Ernakulam rural district police chief M Hemalatha. 'The accused reached Aluva from Assam by train and were travelling to the Allapra region in an autorickshaw,' said an officer with Perumbavoor police station. The SIT seized six boxes of heroin concealed in soap cases from their possession. The officer said Abdul, aka 'Bhandari', is identified as a key link in smuggling heroin from Assam to Kerala. A contractor at a plywood company in Allapra, he used the job as a medium for drug trafficking. 'Bashar revealed that he used to buy a box of heroin for Rs 30,000 and sell it in small containers for Rs 1,000 each,' said an officer. A month ago, he was caught with nine such containers of heroin, he said.
Time of India
20-05-2025
- Time of India
Assam natives arrested in Ernakulam with heroin
Kochi: Ernakulam rural police arrested three Assam natives with 65g of heroin. The arrested individuals were identified as Abdul Bashar, 30, Beech Milan, 58, and Rustam Ali, 22, all from Nagaon. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Acting on a tip-off received by district police chief M Hemalatha, a special investigation team led by took them into custody at Nedumthode Junction. According to police, the accused travelled from Assam by train to Aluva and were heading towards Allapra with the contraband in an autorickshaw. The investigation team seized six boxes of heroin hidden in soap boxes. Bashar is the main link in to Kerala and was under surveillance by the investigation team for some time. He worked as a contractor at a plywood company in Allapra and used his job as a cover for drug trafficking, said police. Known by the alias Bhandari, he purchased heroin boxes for Rs 30,000 and sold them in small containers. He sold each container for Rs 1,000. A month ago, the investigation team caught him with nine containers of heroin, sources said. The investigation team included Perumbavoor ASP Shakti Singh Arya, inspector T M Sufi, SIs Rince M Thomas and Subhash Thankappan, ASI P A Abdul Manaf, senior CPOs Varghese Venatt, T A Afsal, Benny Isaac, Ramesh, Ajith Mohan and CPOs Sibin Sunny, Nizamuddin, and T A Fazal.
