Kozhikode- Kozhikode arrested a young man connected with international drug mafia. Drugs worth crores were also seized from him. It is reported that this gang had an average daily drug trade of one and a half lakh rupees. It is indicated that school and college students are regular customers. The district police chief A. Akbar said that the largest drug hunt in the district took place early on Thursday morning.
Shakeel Harshad (34) was caught by the police in Khadija Mahal, Chakumkadav Anamad, during a vehicle inspection in Mudalakulam on Wednesday night. The drugs were seized under the leadership of District Anti-Narcotics Special Action Force (DANSAF), City Crime Squad and Kasaba Police. During the night search of the vehicle and the subsequent raid on his hideout, 212 grams of MDMA and LSD stamps and various types of intoxicants worth crores were seized. It was also found that a network controlled by international phone calls was used for the distribution of the drug.
During the night search, the police seized 112 grams of MDMA from Harshad’s vehicle. Then the Kasaba police led by sub-inspector K. Abhishek arrested the suspect. Then, when he was interrogated in detail, he came to know that various types of deadly drugs were being sold at Kakancheri in Malappuram district.
Then the police, who searched the accused’s secret base, found a ‘supermarket’ of drugs. 100 grams of MDMA and 10 grams of hashish oil, 170 ecstasy tablets and 345 LSD stamps were seized from here. 31 tubes for drug use were also recovered. 33,000 rupees from the sale was also seized. The 212 grams of MDMA seized alone is worth Rs 7,42,000. The value of LSD stamps is being calculated.
Kasaba Inspector N. Prajeesh is investigating the case under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner A. Srinivas. Dunsaf Assistant SI Manoj Edayedath, Senior CPO K. Akhilesh, CPOs Jinesh Choolur, Arjun Ajith, Karail Sunoj, City Crime Squad members M Shalu, A. Prashanthkumar, CK Sujith, Kasaba Sub-Inspector K. Rajeev, Senior CPOs PM Ratheesh, VK Shareenabi, CPOs K. Bineesh, Mohammad Zakaria, Deepa and Sushila were part of the investigation team.
∙ Selling drugs by traveling on a scooter
The police brought to light a new method of selling drugs. Harshad’s duty is to sell drugs by traveling on a scooter in the area from Karipur to Koilandi. The police found that drugs worth one and a half lakh rupees were traded daily in this area.
The distribution of narcotic drugs is controlled under the leadership of the gang leader in the Gulf. In the Kozhikode region, three persons who did not know each other were used to deliver drugs to a person.
A person in need of narcotics should contact the local agent. He will hand over the number of the ‘boss’ in Gulf to the needy. After calling this number, he has to send the location of the place where he is standing, a selfie with the moving vehicle and the money to be transferred through WhatsApp. After some time, the second person in the drug chain will come through this and verify that the information sent on WhatsApp is correct. He will go back and report the confirmation to the ‘boss’ in the Gulf. Then the ‘boss’ supplier from the Gulf will be called and instructed to deliver the goods
He used to give drugs and take money on his scooter. Three people in the network will not know each other that they are doing the same job. In order not to leak information to the police, they were selling drugs to students. During the last six months, 47 kg of ganja, half a kilo of MDMA and 50 grams of brown sugar were seized under the leadership of Dunsaf.
English Summary: Youth held with drugs in Kozhikode