THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Jayachandran tried many ways to make money, he worked as a pharmacist in the gulf and he even entered into teakwood trade but he didn’t succeed. Finally, he also lost his reputation when he was caught by police for printing fake note. However without considering the economic loss and his defamed name Jayachandran started drug trade under the garb of fish trade.

His plan was to engage in the wholesale trade of drugs. At last 55-year-old Jayachandran’s dream to become rich was shattered by excise when they seized his lorry which had tons of Marijuana.

Even though Jayachandran was accused in cases of fake note case and also for attacking police personnel. He is implicated for the first time in a drug trafficking case. Jayachandran was born in a middle-class family. He did his education only up to pre-degree and he married a first-year degree student after completing his studies. After marriage, Jayachandran was engaged in certain small-time works back at his home but he was possessed with the greed to become rich. He entered into fake-note trade with his friends and was caught red-handed.

When he was running behind the case, he got a job opportunity as a pharmacist assistant in Al-Safa Charitable trust in Dammam but he came back three years ago and entered into fish trade and teakwood trade.

Acquaintances changed route

During his teakwood trade who came across Jitin Raj with whom he entered into drugs trade. Jitin Raj controlled the Marijuana trade in Kerala. Jitin Raj leaves no trace to the excise authorities as he gives new sim cards to the lorry drivers working for him before they set out with his lorries filled with Marijuana.

The middle man in the drug trade, Babooka, a Kozhikode native, who runs a resort in Mysore was held by local police and he was taken to Bengaluru for further questioning. Excise department is planning to take Babooka, Jayachandran and two migrant bus drivers who were held by local police into their custody for further questioning.