6 days ago
Two men arrested with 20g MDMA
Thiruvananthapuram: Kazhakkoottam Police arrested two men with 20g of MDMA from a bus stop near Mahadeva Temple within the station limits on Tuesday night. The drug was concealed in their clothing.
Police had kept the duo under surveillance after receiving information about their drug business from another person arrested in an NDPS case.
They then contacted them posing as customers. Following the officers' direction, the accused reached the bus stop with the drug and the police team soon apprehended them.
Police identified the arrested persons as Abin S, 19, of SN Nagar Road near Pettah and Athul J, 26, of Chilotu Veedu near Moonammanackal Devi Temple at Kadakampally.
They were remanded after being produced before a court on charges under sections 22 (c) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act-1985.
During questioning, the accused admitted that they bought the drug from Bengaluru for sale here and were in to peddling for the past few months.
The mobile phones of the accused were seized and sent for forensic examination to find the other links in the drug network. "Their call details are also being examined," added police.
