The anti-archotic group at the state level has been forced on several other foreign nationals suspected of having key roles in a discrete network for trading in synthetic drugs spanning more South Indian countries.
According to official sources, they are suspected who have believed that they maintain a hot line with international drug enforcement in Keral and Karnataka, under the nationwide intervention against Kingpins in an unlawful business.
Preliminary findings confirm that some of these individuals have introduced entry into India on student visas and have been enrolled in professional courses. The authorities suspect that they are engaged in drug trafficking activities while studying at various graduation and postgraduate courses.
It is assumed that the income generated from these operations supported their luxury lifestyle during the stay.
Disintegration
After the recent arrests of some suspicious African nationals from Bengalur and Delhi, the investigation has expanded. These individuals have been found to be part of drug networks with reach across several cities in South India. He revealed that the analysis of their digital records, including call data, reports, allegedly led the investigators to multiple names involved in the supply chain.
Members of the coercive group have confirmed that a comprehensive probe with effort aimed at verifying real identities, movements and association identified. The probe is aimed at revealing potential links with larger syndicates of drugs working inside and outside the country, they added.
The Kozhikode Municipal Police joined the state level team and was able to reveal a unit for the production of synthetic drugs in Gurogram in Haryana, coordination with police units from Delhi and Haryana. The operation took place after the arrest of Siraj, 31, a native of Malappuram, at the Kozhikode railway station six months ago with 778 grams of MDMA. The investigation revealed that he had received drugs from a Nigerian national in Delhi.
Drug cuisine
Digital and financial trails led to the identification of two Nigerian nationals and their placement in Haryana and Delhi. Police Haryan, who was acting on another tip from the Kozhikod Municipal Police, attacked the “drug cuisine” in the gurigrarm and arrested eight people – six Nigerians, Nepalese and Mizoram native.
The seizures included 1.60 kg ‘sulfa’, known as the sniffing of the drug, 904 grams of cocaine, 2.34 kg of raw cocaine, 42 mobile phones and wrapping materials with an estimated 1 Crore.
The head officer with special action forces against narcotics on the basis of state narcotics said that many foreign nationals who were previously caught on drug trafficking were found to lack valid visas, and were experts in using Dark website to promote their illegal business.
He said that more people’s efforts to identify more people based on digital data obtained by cyber forensic group and IT experts from mobile phone previously arrested international drug pushing and their local counterparts.
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Published – 1 September 2025 06:09
