In a dramatic dawn raid on April 2, 2025, Kerala’s excise department swooped down on Omanapuzha Coastal Road in Alappuzha, nabbing a notorious woman drug peddler and her accomplice with high-grade ganja worth over Rs 2 crore.

Taslima Sulthana, 41, a Chennai native known in the underworld as ‘Christina,’ and Firoz, 26, from Mannanchery, were caught red-handed with three packets of premium cannabis, poised to flood the state’s illicit markets.

The duo’s arrest caps weeks of surveillance sparked by a tip-off, with officials tracking their movements from Kochi—Christina’s operational hub—down to this coastal district. “We’d been on their trail for some time,” an excise officer revealed, detailing how the contraband, smuggled into Kerala, was destined for the tourism and film industries.

Sulthana’s confession dropped a bombshell: she claimed to supply drugs to prominent film personalities, even naming a few A-listers. “We can’t disclose those names yet—verification is pending,” the officer cautioned, pointing to incriminating WhatsApp chats found on her phone.

The seizure underscores Kerala’s escalating battle against drug networks exploiting its vibrant tourism and entertainment sectors. Sulthana, a seasoned player, allegedly leveraged her Chennai roots to orchestrate a sophisticated supply chain, with Firoz as her local muscle.

The ganja, valued for its potency, could fetch a fortune in the narcotics trade, officials estimate. As the excise team digs deeper, those chats—potentially linking tinsel town to the underworld—loom large. For now, Alappuzha’s quiet coast has become ground zero in a probe that could shake Kerala’s glitzy elite, proving once again that no corner is too remote for the drug trade’s reach.