Award-Winning Kerala Farmer Arrested For Running Drug Syndicate Using Banana Cultivation

The Ernakulam Rural police have arrested an award-winning young farmer in Angamaly for allegedly operating an extensive drug network under the guise of his agricultural ventures. <b>Dhanesh S. Nair</b>, aged 31 from Alappuzha district, was apprehended by a special investigation team led by the District Police Chief. Authorities seized 803 grams of suspected hashish oil and 8 grams of suspected MDMA from the accused during the operation. Police investigations revealed that the suspect pursued agribusiness education in Germany before returning to farming and winning a government award for best young farmer in Haripad in 2022. Investigators recovered videos from the mobile phone of the accused showing methods of concealing narcotics inside banana bunches for transportation to Keralam.