Six Odisha natives held with 53 kg ganja

Six Odisha natives were arrested with 53.453 kg of ganja at Olavakkode near Kochi on September 3, 2026, as part of the State police’s anti-drugs drive. The arrested individuals, identified as Jikhoria Digal, Phurandar Khura, Judhisdi Bibhar, Labanya Khura, Anilkumar Digal, and Khrist Digal, were all from Odisha. They were apprehended by the district anti-narcotics squad and police personnel from Hemambika Nagar station, with the district police chief, A. Abdul Raashi, supervising the operation.

The accused had allegedly brought the ganja from Odisha and were part of a network involved in transporting cannabis to Kerala. Phurandar Khura had also been booked in a drug case in Kochi in 2023.

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