The Kochi City police probing a Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act case involving Omprakash, against whom several cases have been booked, have confirmed that the residue recovered from a zip cover found in his room in a hotel at Kundannoor last month was cocaine. A forensic report confirmed the suspicion. But the latest finding was unlikely to be of any significance as the police could not move for the cancellation of the bail of the accused, including Omprakash, based on it. For, the seized residue was too miniscule to be booked for non-bailable charges. The gravity of the offences under the NDPS Act is based on the quantity seized, according to sources. Apart from Omprakash, the police had also arrested Shihas, 55, of Kottarakkara in Kollam, who was arraigned as the first accused, on October 6. This was followed by the arrest of one Binu Joseph of Elamakkara after his presence was detected by the police in the same hotel. All three managed to secure bail. The incident hogged much media attention after …