A couple who used to distribute MDMA on a bike were arrested from Thrissur. Ajmal and his partner Pavithra, natives of Kurkancheri, were detained by the Koratty police. Pavithra, a narco jihad victim, is from Palakkad and has been living with Ajmal for the past few years. Koratty Inspector BK Arun received information that a couple was delivering drugs at any time, even late at night.
The inspector called them on their mobile number and requested the drugs. The couple asked for ten thousand rupees for two grams of MDMA, and the inspector confirmed the deal. He promised to meet the couple at Koratty around midnight. Plainclothes police officers took up their positions at the agreed spot and waited for the drug runners.
Ajmal and Pavithra arrived on their motorcycle and showed the drugs to a policeman. They were immediately taken into custody. The couple used to ply the drugs mostly at night and supply the MDMA in Thrissur and neighboring districts like Ernakulam.
Police said that the primary supplier who sold the drugs to the couple had been identified. He is a Kannur native settled in Bengaluru. They are attempting to apprehend him.
Both used to escape police checks mentioning that they were out for a night ride. Police often avoid stopping couples who move around on bikes. Even when stopped, night patrolling police rarely physically examine ladies. The pair misused this leniency to escape unchecked.
Ajmal, a salesman, is also accused in ganja cases. Pavithra, a beautician, is also an accused in a POCSO case at Kollam East station. She was charged with facilitating the abuse of a minor girl. The accused was jailed and is now out on bail.
In Kerala, except in the case of kingpins, seldom have police arrested Muslim couples selling drugs. In all instances, the male is an Islamist, and the lady is either a Christian or a Hindu. Pavithra’s case is not the first but is part of a long sad saga. Unfortunately, such cases are on the rise.
MDMA is devastating Kerala at an unprecedented scale. On Friday, a young drug addict from Kannur named Nikhil Raj hacked both arms of his elderly mother, Janu. He destroyed several household items and created an uproar in the area, following which locals called the police. Police took Janu to the hospital, and she needed several stitches in her arms. Though Janu refused to press charges, neighbors complained, and the police registered a case against Nikhil.
Earlier this week, police had to fire twice into the air to rescue Shaji from his MDMA-addicted son Shine. The drug addict called the police and informed them that he had killed his father and mother. When the police arrived, Shine had a knife to his bedridden father’s neck. Police tried in vain to soothe Shine. He ended up stabbing Shaji eight times and his mother twice.
An officer fired his weapon to distract Shine, and a few police officers were injured in the melee. Though he was subdued, it is unlikely that the parents would press charges against their son. The whole drama was telecast on several channels. Shine terrorized the area for more than three hours before the Kozhikode police subdued him. Shaji had sold off his house to meet the expenses of his daughter’s marriage and lived in a rented house.
Special Enforcement Drive
As part of a special enforcement drive against drugs, Kerala police and excise officials confiscated drugs worth 14.60 crore rupees in the past month. 1,038 drug sellers were arrested, and 1,024 cases were registered. 957.7 grams of MDMA, 1428 grams of methamphetamine, 13.9 grams of LSD stamp, 245.5 grams of hashish oil, 187.6 grams of narcotic pills, and 16 injection ampules were seized. Additionally, 147.7 kg of ganja and 181 ganja plants were also seized.
The intelligence wing of the excise department has identified 250 schools in the state as drug-sensitive. Although strict vigil means drug peddlers cannot operate openly as before, school students are in the grip of this menace which is endangering our children.
Social Impact
Unlike the situation in Punjab, where scenes of drug addicts on the streets are familiar, many cases remain unreported in Kerala. The reason is that unemployment among youngsters is high. When they do not have the money to indulge in drugs, these young men and women often turn against their parents. With little or no jobs, alcohol has devastated the lives of those parents. Narco jihadis utilize the prevalent social conditions and trap young non-Muslim girls into drug addiction. These young women are later used as drug carriers.
‘Fully literate’ Malayalis rarely engage in manual labor when living in Kerala. At best, they work as painters, while workers from northern and eastern Bharat or illegal Bangladeshis do the rest of the work. However, expats from Kerala have no issues cleaning Arab toilets in middle-east countries.
Racist Arabs entrust administrative and supervisor jobs to semi-literate Muslims while exploiting educated Hindus to work in the hot sun. This strategy is part of the conversion jihad. Non-Muslims who convert to Islam are automatically assured of better jobs and pay structures. Most Hindus migrate to Arab countries to provide basic facilities for their families back home and to marry off their girls. Tragically, local radical Islamists are now targeting these very daughters for their narco jihad.
