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**Headline: Major Drug Trafficker Arrested in Kochi Under PITNDPS Act**

**KOCHI, Kerala -** Police in Kochi have arrested Ramesh Kusuliya, a native of Raiguda, Odisha, under the stringent Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PITNDPS) Act. Kusuliya is suspected to be a key figure in a drug smuggling operation bringing large quantities of ganja from Odisha into Kerala for distribution.

The arrest, announced on June 14th, 2025, follows investigations into two separate Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) cases in October and November of last year. In those cases, the Ernakulam Central and Kalamassery police seized significant amounts of ganja and arrested multiple individuals.

Evidence gathered, including mobile phone records and interrogation of suspects, pointed to Kusuliya as the supplier. Police believe he orchestrated the smuggling of the drugs into Kerala.

“The Central police had arrested two Odisha natives with over 24 kilograms of suspected ganja from near the South railway station. An examination of their mobile phone call records and their interrogation led the police to Ramesh who allegedly sold them ganja and helped smuggle it into Kerala”

The Kalamassery police had previously arrested Kusuliya along with six others, seizing over 59 kilograms of suspected ganja.

Kochi City Police Chief Putta Vimaladitya instructed that the PITNDPS Act be invoked. The action was based on a proposal from Narcotic Cell Assistant Commissioner Abdul Salam, supported by reports from Ernakulam Central Inspector Aneesh Joy and Deputy Commissioner Aswathy Gigi. The proposal received approval from both a screening committee and the state government.

Kusuliya, previously held at the Ernakulam district jail, has been transferred to the Poojappura Central Jail in Thiruvananthapuram. He is charged under Section 3(1) of the PITNDPS Act, which allows for detention to prevent further involvement in illicit drug trafficking.

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