Kozhikode excise officers arrested 23-year-old Ananthu of Panarukandi house at Vengeri Karapparamba.[1][2] The arrest came during a flash inspection by the Excise Inspection team at Karapparamba in Kozhikode.[1] The inspection team found 318 grams of hashish oil stored in the house.[1][2] The inspection was based on secret information from the Kozhikode Excise Intelligence and Investigation Bureau.[1] Excise Circle Inspector A. Prajeeth led the inspection at the Karapparamba house on the evening of Monday 2 November 2026.[1]

Excise officials said the accused had stored the hashish oil for retail sale in the area.[1][2] Officials registered a case against him under the NDPS Act, India’s Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances law.[1][2] Preventive Officers T. V. Rishith Kumar, M. L. Ashkumar, K. P. Rajesh and K. Jubish were part of the excise team.[1] Woman Preventive Officer Shiny and Civil Excise Officers T. Rajul and M. O. Rajin were also in the team.[1]