Two held with 52g MDMA brought for sale among youth
The accused were arrested by the rural district anti-narcotic special action force (Dansaf) team and Alangad police. They were nabbed based on a tip-off received by district police chief M Hemalatha. According to police, MDMA was allegedly recovered from Mishal's residence.
Police said the drug was brought from Bengaluru and sold among youngsters here. The seized drugs are valued at approximately Rs 2.5 lakh. An electronic scale used for weighing MDMA, the car used for transportation and glass tubes and pipes used for consumption were also confiscated, said police.
Police mentioned that Muhammed Mishal was an accused in several cases.
Meanwhile, city police arrested a 26-year-old man with 1.8g of MDMA. The accused was arrested by the Kochi city Dansaf team. The arrested person was identified as Alan Joshy of Manjummel. The accused was arrested from near Megha Water Tank Godown in Madappat, Eloor. The accused was booked under relevant sections of the NDPS act.
Rural police also arrested a 51-year-old man for illegal sales of Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL) on Friday. The arrested person was identified as Sunil of Edayapuram. The accused used to sell IMFL bottles on dry days and as per the demand of the customers at higher rates. He was remanded in judicial custody.
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