The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Excise targets drug peddlers as ‘dead drop’ trend soars in Kochi
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The Hindu Bureau
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Excise officials in Kochi have intensified their crackdown on the 'dead drop' drug trafficking method, where dealers leave narcotics in public locations for buyers to collect. Recent arrests highlight the use of digital payments and location-sharing to facilitate these transactions.
The Excise here arrested an alleged drug peddler with 1.058 kg of suspected cannabis from a residential area at Chakkaraparambu near Vyttila even as it claimed to have intensified its crackdown on what it called the “dead drop” trafficking method.
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