06-05-2025
Four arrested with suspected MDMA at Kozhikode beach
The Anti-Narcotics team and the Kozhikode Town Police on Monday night (May 5) arrested four persons, including two women, from Kozhikode beach for allegedly possessing and distributing narcotic drugs. The arrested persons are P. Amar, 32, and M.K. Vaishnavi, 27, both natives of Kannur; T.K. Wahid, 38, of Kuttiady; and V.K. Athira, 30, of Thalassery. The officials reportedly seized 27 grams of suspected MDMA from their car.
According to the police, the group had been regularly transporting drugs from Kannur to Kozhikode, where they allegedly handed them over to others. The women were allegedly being used to divert police attention.
Amar, a former employee of a retail electronics showroom, is suspected of having links with inter-State drug rackets. Athira is said to be working as an event manager in the Kannur and Kozhikode districts, while Vaishnavi works at a cosmetics shop in Kannur. Wahid reportedly runs a poultry shop in Kuttiady. The group had allegedly been under police surveillance for a few days based on a tip-off.
