Kochi: Kochi City Police seized 30.31kg of cannabis, estimated to be worth Rs 50 lakh, from Kaloor on Thursday. Abdul Molla, 22, of Murshidabad in West Bengal was arrested in connection with the seizure as part of Operation Toofan: The Narco Hunt.
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Molla travelled from West Bengal to Odisha to procure the contraband, according to the police. Police said the accused is a key link in a network involved in transporting cannabis from Odisha to Kerala . He then boarded a train to Vijayawada and travelled to Ernakulam Junction by another train. He was arrested when he arrived in Kochi allegedly to sell the cannabis. The gang allegedly procures cannabis at low prices in Odisha and supplies it to wholesale dealers in Kerala, earning lakhs of rupees. The seizure was made by the district anti-narcotics special action force (Dansaf) led by narcotics cell assistant commissioner Ananthlal A, under the supervision of deputy commissioners of police Arun K Pavithran and Mohit Rawat.