Man accused of smuggling drug allegedly stabs himself at Kochi airport
A man accused of smuggling drugs attempted to stab himself at Kochi airport during a customs inspection. The individual, Satyanarayana Rokkalla, was detained along with a friend after 3.50 kilograms of a synthetic sedative were found in their bags. Officials reported that the self-inflicted wound was superficial, and both men were later remanded by the court.
- ▪Satyanarayana Rokkalla was detained at Kochi airport for allegedly smuggling 3.50 kilograms of Methaqualone.
- ▪The drugs were found in bags that the accused claimed contained soaps.
- ▪Rokkalla stabbed himself with scissors during the customs inspection, but the wound was superficial.
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High drama unfolded at the Kochi airport in the early hours of Monday (May 25, 2026), when a person accused of smuggling 3.50 kilograms of Methaqualone, a synthetic sedative drug, allegedly stabbed himself in the abdomen with a scissor in the Customs arrival area while Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials were completing seizure formalities.DRI officials detained Satyanarayana Rokkalla, a resident of Andhra Pradesh, along with his friend Arunkumar Pandiri, on their arrival from Bangkok by a Thai Lion flight at 1 a.m. Around 20 pieces resembling soaps were found in two bags in their possession. While the accused claimed they were soaps, officials seized them on suspicion of Methaqualone.As officials were wrapping up the seizure procedures, Mr.
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