Overview
- Police seized 1,800.5 litres of hashish oil worth over Rs 225 crore and 1,000 kg of ganja during a February 26 raid under Padwa police limits.
- Officers sealed ferry points, conducted boat patrols, deployed drones and executed grid searches to contain suspects after the island operation.
- Six suspects were arrested within about 30 hours, including alleged kingpin Allen Jayaraj of Thiruvananthapuram, alongside Kerala-based associates and local facilitators.
- The improvised facility used a 28 KV generator, modified pressure cookers with custom piping, metal connectors, storage drums and solvents to extract oil favored for easier transport and evasion of routine checks.
- A Special Investigation Team led locally by SP Rohit Verma has launched forensic and financial probes, plans to seek police remand and has sent teams to other states to trace supply and distribution links.