In one of the biggest hauls of synthetic drugs in Ernakulam district of Kerala in recent times, the Cochin zonal unit of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted a drug racket that operated over the darknet and arrested seven persons while seizing 326 LSD blots (7.59 grams) and 8.25 grams of hashish.
The arrested were identified as Sharat Parackal Jayand, Abin Babu, Sharun Shaji, Ambady K.P., Akshay C.R., Anandakrishna Tebi and Antony Sanjay K.G, all residents of Ernakulam. All the accused were produced before the court and remanded in judicial custody. The NCB has launched a detailed investigation into the racket.
The prolonged operation was launched following the interception of a postal parcel from Germany based on specific information on January 9. The parcel was found to contain 10 LSD blots (0.24 grams) addressed to Sarath Parackal Jayand, 24, of Chengamanad, near Aluva. His arrest and subsequent investigation led to the seizure of the 326 LSD blots and 8.25 grams of hashish from six different locations in Ernakulam and the arrest of six more alleged drug traffickers till January 14 (Sunday).
