Man accused of selling ganja to students arrested

Kochi: A 27-year-old man who used to peddle ganja among students and youngsters was arrested by Ernakulam rural police. The arrested person was identified as Akash Satheesh from Thuruthissery. He was arrested during a joint operation by Nedumbassery police and a special investigation team. They seized 3.6kg of ganja from him.
The cannabis was found during a search conducted at his house by the team based on confidential information received by district police chief Vaibhav Saxena.
Ganja was found stored in a bag of an online food delivery company and was being sold in small packets. The transactions were conducted by delivering the ganja to specific locations. The police have also gained information about the regular sources from which Satheesh used to purchase ganja. An investigation is also ongoing to identify his clients.
Police said they received complaints regarding cannabis sales in the area through the ‘Urappu @ School' platform which was formed for the school authorities and parents to raise issues. Consequently, police put the area under surveillance.
Two held with ganja: Kuruppampady police arrested two migrant labourers with ganja on Monday night. The stash was found in a sack in front of a shop near the Methala tunnel area. Police identified the arrested persons as Santosh Kumar Mohanty, 27, from Chaturbhujpur, Odisha and Din Islam, 35, from Nagaon, Assam. Following a tip-off, a search was conducted, and 2.667kg of cannabis, intended for sale, were seized from them. Police said an investigation was ongoing to identify the source of the drug. The police are also looking into the regular customers of the accused.
Kaapa accused exiled: A habitual offender was exiled under Kerala Anti-social Activities Prevention (Kaapa) Act. The act was invoked against Nandu Gopal, 25, from North Paravur.
As per the order, he was barred from entering Ernakulam rural police limits for six months. The action followed his involvement in an attempted murder case registered by North Paravur police last Nov.