The Ernakulam Rural Police have seized over 100 kg of suspected ganja in separate incidents within just three weeks, indicating that the narcotic substance continues to flow into suburban areas despite strict measures by enforcement agencies.
The police seized 133 kg of suspected ganja in six major drug hauls reported recently. The total quantity of suspected ganja seized by the Rural police in 2025 stands at 603 kg.
In the latest incident, three men from Murshidabad in West Bengal were arrested by a special team led by Perumbavoor Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Hardik Meena with 32 kg of suspected ganja. They were nabbed at Kunnuvazhi near Marampilly while allegedly trafficking the substance in an autorickshaw from Aluva railway station, the police said.
The trio were arrested two days after five men from Murshidabad were nabbed with 30 kg of suspected ganja in a similar incident. They were arrested by the District Anti-Narcotics Special Action Force (Ernakulam Rural), led by DySP (Narcotic Cell) J. Umeshkumar, along with the Puthencruz police.
Last month, a 25-year-old man from Murshidabad was arrested by the Thadiyittaparambu police with 51 kg of suspected ganja from a rented house at Vazhakkulam near Perumbavoor, in one of the biggest drug hauls reported this year so far.
