Ernakulam Rural Police Bust Drug Ring, Seize 12 kg Suspected Ganja; Two Migrant Workers Arrested in Joint Operation
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- •Two migrant workers from West Bengal, Rafiyul Mandal (21) and Parvesh Mandal (19), were arrested in Ernakulam district for allegedly carrying 12 kg of suspected ganja.
- •The accused were intercepted at Angamaly railway station following a tip-off by Ernakulam Rural District Police Chief K.S. Sudarshan.
- •The drugs were reportedly procured from Odisha and transported via train with multiple stopovers, including Chennai.
- •The accused purchased ganja at ₹3,000 per kg in Odisha and were selling it in Kerala at much higher prices, indicating a profit-driven drug trafficking operation.
The Ernakulam Rural police, in a coordinated crackdown under the State government’s anti-drug campaign Operation Toofan, have arrested two migrant workers from West Bengal after seizing 12 kilograms of suspected ganja. The accused, identified as Rafiyul Mandal (21) and Parvesh Mandal (19), both residents of Murshidabad district in West Bengal, were apprehended in a joint operation conducted by the Ernakulam Rural District Anti-Narcotics Special Action Force and the Angamaly police.
According to police sources, the accused allegedly procured the consignment of suspected ganja from Odisha. They travelled by train, switching between two services from West Bengal to Tamil Nadu and then onward to Kerala, ultimately arriving in Angamaly. Their journey involved multiple train hops, including a stop in Chennai, before they reached the Angamaly railway station in Ernakulam district. The interception took place following a tip-off received by District Police Chief (Ernakulam Rural), . During the operation, two shoulder bags carried by the accused were searched, and packets of suspected ganja were recovered from concealed compartments.
