Kerala excise arrests Hapur man with 872 g of ganja toffees
Kerala Excise Department officers arrested a 31-year-old Hapur man known as Pintu in Kozhikode after finding 872 grams of ganja-laced toffees hidden in a secret box under his scooter seat. Hapur police, who have not received his full address from Kerala, are checking his record and whether associates are running a trafficking network in the district.
🇮🇳 Kozhikode, Kerala · India
- Arrested
- 1
- Cannabis
- 0.9 kg
A special team of Kerala’s Excise Department arrested Pintu in Kozhikode,
Kerala.[1] Officers recovered 872 grams of ganja-laced toffees from a secret
compartment built under the scooter’s seat.[1] Pintu, 31, is from Hapur, where
the district police are now gathering information about him.[1] Officers
allege the toffees were meant to be delivered to students and small shopkeepers.[1]
Hapur police said they have no clear information about where in the district he
lives or what his criminal history is.[1] Kerala police have not yet given
them his full address and other details.[1] They are checking whether members
of a gang linked to him are also running a ganja trafficking racket in Hapur.[1]
ASP Mahesh Kumar said police are also trying to find out who Pintu’s contacts in
Hapur were and whether any of his associates is active there.[1] He said the
role of anyone linked to a local trafficking network would be investigated, but
that the gang’s activity in Hapur has not been confirmed.[1]
Police said his identity and background can be examined further only after
Kerala police provide official information.[1]
Sources
- बच्चों की टॉफियों में गांजा, केरल में पकड़ा गया हापुड़ का 'पिंटू'; स्कूटी के सीक्रेट बॉक्स से निकली नशीली खेप. Dainik Jagran, 30 October 2026. In Hindi.
Open questions the AI reported
- The article gives no separate date for the arrest; 30 October 2026 is its publication date, and the arrest may have happened earlier.
- Only one source, a Hindi-language report in Dainik Jagran, could be opened; no Kerala outlet or excise department statement on the case could be found.
- The 872 grams is the weight of the ganja-laced toffees, not of cannabis alone, and no separate cannabis weight was given.
- No charges, court proceedings or estimated value of the seizure were reported.
- Pintu is a nickname; his full name, his exact locality or village in Hapur district and his criminal record were not established.
- No photograph of the arrest or the seized toffees was published; the page's lead image is an uncaptioned illustrative picture of uniformed officers and is not listed as event media.