KOCHI: A youth aged 25 years and hailing from Assam was apprehended by Ernakulam excise division in Kerala after 30g of heroin was found in his possession along with Rs 38,000 in cash, which were his ill-gotten gains allegedly from drug sale.
The nabbed youth was identified as Izadul Haq alias Chota Miyan, originally hailing from Nagaon in Assam. Ernakulam excise range and excise intelligence conducted a joint operation on Sunday, which resulted in his arrest.
The excise officials informed that the accused is allegedly part of a ring of smugglers who bring in synthetic drugs into the state of Kerala. They explained that the seized drug is one of a kind of heroin, which is commonly known as China White among drug users and often used in rave parties held in secret in cities.
Izadul Haq reportedly used to sell the drug in small packets of around 100mg which were priced at Rs 2,000 per packet. It was also disclosed by the officials that he sourced the drug from Assam’s Karimganj, in a place located near Indo-Bangladesh border.
The accused’s accomplice was nabbed by the excise department a week back from an area near Ernakulam North. Based on the information revealed by him, the officials came to know about Haq’s involvement in the illegal trade and set a trap for him at Lissie Junction. Although Haq tried to escape the trap, he was ubdued by the officials.
Earlier in January, a 23-year-old man was arrested by the special excise squad in Ernakulam following the seizure of around 5gm of MDMA and 3gm of ganja from him. The apprehended man was identified as one Liyon Reji of Nilampathinjamugal at Kakkanad. The excise officers informed that the drug dealer had a Siberian Husky dog which guarded him in his room and the accused set the dog upon the officers to hurt them. It was an operation laden with risk factors that led to his arrest.
The excise officers disclosed that Reji had been under surveillance for over a week, after information emerged that he was involved in selling drugs in the Infopark area. He was staying on rent in a house near Thuthiyoor after identifying himself as a techie around four days back. However, he rarely stepped out of the house, not even for buying food and instead relied on online services. He also allegedly made the drugs transactions online and then delivered them to the customers.
After arrest, a case has been registered against the accused under Sections of the NDPS Act and he was remanded to judicial custody.
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