Highlights
- 20.5 grams of MDMA hidden inside a robot toy was recovered in Kannur, Kerala.
- Police arrested 33 year old Faisal, it came to light that the parcel had arrived from Bengaluru.
- Police have increased surveillance to stop drug smuggling in Kerala before Onam.
transgender: Police in Kannur, Kerala have arrested a 33-year-old man for allegedly smuggling MDMA by hiding it inside a robot toy. It has been claimed that 20.5 grams of MDMA has been recovered from the accused. Identification of the arrested accused A. Has been taken as a decision. He is a resident of Puthenkandam, Pinarayi. According to the police, after receiving a tip-off, a team of Kannur Town Police and District Anti-Narcotic Special Action Force caught Faisal. Officials have described this action as a ‘highly skilled operation’. Let us tell you that before Onam, surveillance is being increased on the movement and supply of narcotics in Kerala.
A parcel of drugs was sent from Bengaluru
During initial interrogation, Faisal told the police that the parcel of drugs was allegedly sent from Bengaluru. This action was taken by Kannur City Police Commissioner B.V. This was done on the instructions of Vijaya Bharat Reddy. The team was led by SI Unnikrishnan P. The team included SCPO Biju, CPO Jishant and Rasim besides members of DANSAF. Police are now trying to find out from where the parcel was sent and who are the other people associated with this alleged network. Let us tell you that drug smugglers keep devising various methods for smuggling. A few months ago, a case came to light in which ganja was being smuggled by hiding it among bananas.
Big action in Palakkad also last week
Let us inform that earlier last week, a joint team of Palakkad North Police and DANSAF had taken a major action at Olavakkode Junction and seized a huge quantity of drugs. 3 people were arrested in this case. According to officials, this action was taken under the Onam Special Drive being run to stop drug smuggling. The arrested accused have been identified as Muhammad Nisil, resident of Kottayam and Muhammad Azharuddin and his wife B, resident of Karnataka. Born in the form of Fatima. Police had recovered about 1 kg of MDMA from the accused. Apart from this, cocaine, brown sugar, LSD stamp and hybrid ganja were also seized. (With inputs from ANI)
