CHENNAI: In a coordinated operation, the anti-narcotics intelligence unit (ANIU) of the Greater Chennai Police arrested a 36-year-old man and seized 49 grams of cocaine in Aminjikarai on Wednesday.
Acting on specific intelligence, a joint team comprising ANIU personnel and officers from Aminjikarai police station conducted surveillance near the Shenoy Nagar Metro Rail Station. They intercepted and searched an individual, identified as Ameerudeen (36) of Broadway, leading to the discovery of cocaine in his possession.
Following the seizure, the police registered a case and arrested Ameerudeen. Authorities confiscated 49 grams of cocaine, two mobile phones, and a two-wheeler.
During the interrogation, the police learned that Ameerudeen, whose overt employment is as that of a GPS device technician, was allegedly engaged in cocaine trafficking with associates and relatives. Investigations revealed he sent a relative to Bengaluru to procure the seized narcotics.
The police also confirmed Ameerudeen has a prior criminal case registered against him. Authorities are actively searching for absconding accomplices linked to this case. The arrested accused was produced before a court and remanded in judicial custody.
The operation was part of the intensified anti-drug drives across Chennai's 12 police districts, which involve enhanced monitoring and targeted actions against drug possession, trafficking, and peddling by ANIU teams under the supervision of senior officers.