Archive · 17 Sep 2026
NCB Arrests Seven in Alleged Bengaluru-Keralam Cocaine Network
The Narcotics Control Bureau says it broke up a group allegedly moving cocaine between Bengaluru and Keralam.
Seven people were arrested, including two foreign nationals.
Officials seized 33.1 grams of cocaine.
They said the drugs were worth Rs 16.55 lakh.
Three people were first stopped at Farook railway station.
Officers found 8.12 grams of cocaine with them.
The agency said the cocaine had come from Bengaluru.
Questioning then led officers to arrest another suspect travelling to Kozhikode.
The Narcotics Control Bureau arrested seven people, including two foreign nationals, over an alleged interstate cocaine network.
The agency seized 33.1 grams of cocaine valued at Rs 16.55 lakh during Operation Domino.
Three suspects were intercepted at Farook railway station on September 10 with 8.12 grams of cocaine.
The NCB said the cocaine recovered from the three suspects had been procured in Bengaluru.
Further questioning led to the arrest of Sidharth Damor while he was travelling from Thiruvananthapuram to Kozhikode.
- Who
- The Narcotics Control Bureau arrested seven alleged trafficking suspects, including two foreign nationals; named suspects include Gurpreet Singh, Hamdan Ahammed, Aflah P and Sidharth Damor.
- What
- The agency investigated an alleged interstate cocaine trafficking network and seized 33.1 grams of cocaine.
- When
- The arrests and interceptions described by officials took place on September 10; the announcement was made on Thursday.
- Where
- The alleged network operated between Bengaluru and Keralam; arrests or interceptions occurred at Farook railway station and along the Thiruvananthapuram-Kozhikode route.
- Why
- The NCB said it was acting on information linking people deported from the UAE over drug-related offences to the alleged trafficking network.
- Agency
- Narcotics Control Bureau, Cochin Zonal Unit
- Operation
- Operation Domino
- Arrests
- Seven people, including two foreign nationals
- Cocaine seized
- 33.1 grams
- Estimated value
- Rs 16.55 lakh
- Initial recovery
- 8.12 grams recovered from three suspects at Farook railway station
- Alleged route
- Bengaluru to Keralam