The dogs have been subdued and over 17 kilograms of ganja was seized from the location, police stated.
Kottayam, Kerala:
A shock search deliberate by the Anti-Narcotics squad of the Kottayam police on the home of a person suspected to be a drug vendor resulted in a shock for them as a result of presence of a number of violent dogs educated to chew anybody sporting ‘khaki’ apparel.
The presence of the dogs hindered the search course of on Sunday evening and in addition enabled the accused to flee from the police who have been targeted on avoiding the assaults of the canines.
However, the dogs have been subdued and over 17 kilograms of ganja was seized from the location, police stated.
Speaking to reporters, Kottayam SP Ok Karthick IPS stated it was near midnight when the search group, additionally comprising officers from the close by Gandhinagar police station, arrived on the location.
“We didn’t anticipate there can be so many dogs right here and that they’d be violent. So, we confronted issue initially in finishing up a correct search. Fortunately, not one of the officers have been injured.
“The accused had imparted coaching to the dogs to chew on seeing khaki. He had been briefly educated in canine dealing with by an individual retired from the BSF, however was kicked out from there for asking questions like methods to make dogs chew somebody sporting khaki,” the SP stated.
The high officer of the district police additionally stated the accused underneath the guise of being a canine coach was promoting medicine and the identical was evident from the seizure of over 17 kgs of ganja from the location.
“According to our preliminary investigation, he (accused) was residing right here on lease and was identified to everybody within the space as a canine coach. Therefore, folks used to go away their dogs with him, on the charge of Rs 1,000 per day, after they went outdoors and he would take care of the canines,” Mr Karthick stated.
Presently, round 13 dogs have been current there and after figuring out their house owners, the canines can be handed over to them.
He additionally stated {that a} particular investigation group has been constituted to probe the case.
“We first must catch the accused after which discover out if any others have been additionally concerned within the racket,” the officer stated.
The police determined to acquire a search warrant for the premises primarily based on secret info obtained and subsequent investigation of the “suspicious actions” being carried on the market, he stated.
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