Kochi: The city police’s district anti-narcotics special action force (Dansaf) has foiled an attempt to smuggle ganja into Kerala , seizing around 20kg of the contraband from a West Bengal native in Eloor.
He transported the ganja in a specially fabricated compartment concealed behind iron sheets to evade detection, according to the police. Police said Sheikh had allegedly been smuggling ganja from Odisha to Kerala via Karnataka by train. Police said further investigation is under way to identify others involved in the alleged smuggling network and establish the full extent of the operation.
The accused, Sukhchand Sheikh, is a native of Murshidabad. He had been under police surveillance for nearly six months. The seizure was made based on information received by city police commissioner Kaliraj Mahesh Kumar. The operation was conducted under the leadership of deputy commissioners of police Mohit Rawat, IPS, and Arun Pavithran, IPS, along with narcotic cell assistant commissioner Ananthlal.