Woman arrested with hasish oil in Kerala’s Kozhikode
Kozhikode police arrested a 32-year-old woman for attempting to smuggle 56 grams of hashish oil into a district jail via a hospital. The suspect was caught after hospital staff grew suspicious of her behavior while she was visiting a patient.
Why it matters
This incident underscores the challenges authorities face in preventing the flow of narcotics into prison systems through public transit points like hospitals.
The Kozhikode City police on Thursday arrested a 32-year-old woman after recovering 56 grams of hashish oil from her during a surprise inspection at the Government Medical College Hospital here.
The accused, identified as Aswathi from Wayanad who is currently residing in Kasaragod, had reportedly come to the hospital as a bystander for a patient admitted to the maternity ward.
According to the police, the contraband was concealed in two small plastic bottles. Hospital staff and caregivers in the ward reportedly became suspicious of the woman’s behaviour and alerted the police, leading to the inspection and seizure.
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