Drug racket busted in Kochi, Drugs worth Rs 1 Cr seized, Muhammad Ajmal, Faisal and 5 others arrested
A drug racket was busted in Kochi (Kerala) and drugs worth Rs one crore has been seized by the Police. The police have arrested 7 people including two women. The arrested drug peddlers are Muhammad Ajmal, Faisal, Muhammad Fabaz, Muhammad Afsal, Taiba, shaman and Sreemon. The drug trade was centred in a flat in Kochi.
After receiving a tip-off about the drug trade, Customs preventive wing and excise conducted a joint search operation in the flat at Kakkanadu (Kochi) and arrested the seven. The investigative agencies have revealed that the racked used an i20 car for their drug business. They sold drugs like MDMA, LSD and others. The drugs were brought from Chennai, the report states.
Any connection of this drug trade with terror funding needs to be probed since Kerala has become a hotbed for Islamic fundamentalist activities.
