The Kochi City police in a special combing operation on Saturday registered a total of 51 cases for abuse and sale of narcotic drugs, 42 cases for drinking alcohol in public, 372 cases against motorists for drunk driving, 77 cases for reckless driving, and 24 cases for sale of banned tobacco products.
A total of nine persons who were absconding after being charged with different cases too were nabbed.
Girl’s body found abandoned
The body of an infant girl was found abandoned in a plastic cover at Mudikkal in Perumbavoor on Sunday evening. The Perumbavoor police said efforts were on to identify who had abandoned the body.
Arrested
The Thoppumpady police nabbed 13 persons from an apartment on Patel Market Road early on Sunday morning on charge of gambling. A total of ₹1.87 lakh was recovered from them.
