Overview
- The DRI’s Cochin unit, which carried out coordinated raids on Saturday, seized over 24 kg of suspected narcotic drugs and arrested five people under Operation Chakravyuh.
- Officials said the contraband included suspected methaqualone, methamphetamine and hashish oil that were intended for illicit distribution.
- Seizures and arrests took place in Kochi, Malappuram and Thiruvananthapuram, with drugs recovered from passenger baggage, courier consignments and outbound export cargo.
- The five detainees are being held and investigated under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 as suspected operatives in trafficking networks.
- The operation builds on the DRI’s sustained work in Kerala after last financial year’s seizures worth about ₹70.76 crore and 21 arrests, and it may disrupt cross‑border routes that exploit airports and courier systems.