The New Indian Express ·
Operation Thunderstrike: 7.6 kg meth seized, 11 arrested in Karaikal
KARAIKAL: Karaikal police struck a blow to the drug menace through the ongoing drive “Operation Thunderstrike” and foiled a bid to smuggle contraband items to Sri Lanka. Eleven suspects, including a foreign national, have been arrested since September 5.
A total of 7.605 kg of methamphetamine worth approximately `6.08 crore and 12.14 kg of ganja were seized during the operations. All the suspects have been booked under the NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985) cases.
In the first case, police received a tip-off about suspect Nijanthan (28) of Karaikalmedu and secured him on September 5 in a well-coordinated plan. Police seized 1.438 kg of methamphetamine, a synthetic narcotic substance, from him. Subsequently, he was arrested under the NDPS Act. Interrogation with Nijanthan led the police to his brother-in-law, Rajesh (30) of Tharangambadi in Mayilduthurai, and a common friend, Bakiaraj (32) of Karaikalmedu.
