Doctor & friend held with MDMA, ganja in Neyyattinkara
The inspection was conducted based on a tip-off and the accused admitted to police that they were using and selling drugs for the last couple of years. The arrested persons were identified as Sudhev S P Nair, 34, of Neyyattinkara and Manoj P, 39, of Athiyannoor. The team seized 1g of MDMA and over 10g of ganja from the duo.
The accused were remanded after being produced before a court on charges under Sections 22 (b), 20 (B) IIA and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act-1985.
"After completing engineering, Sudhev went for MBBS in Bengaluru and it was recently that he passed out. He started using drugs while studying there and became addicted to it. Later, the sale of the drug was considered a way to make money. Manoj was his classmate in school and was a daily wage worker. Manoj is also a drug user and a part of Sudhev's drug business," police said.
The mobile phones of the accused and a stethoscope were seized from them.
"The call details and chat history of the accused will be examined to find out other links in the drug racket," police added.
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