Lookout circular against drug case accused

The case pertains to drug seizure from an apartment at Thrikkakara in Kochi in August

The Excise Crime Branch has issued a lookout circular for an absconding accused in the case related to the seizure of a huge cache of drug in excess of 1 kg from an apartment at Thrikkakara in August.

The drug, which was initially suspected to be MDMA, a premium variety, was later confirmed to be Methamphetamine after a chemical analysis at the Regional Chemical Examiner’s Laboratory at Kakkanad.

The circular has been issued in the name of one Hilal, a resident of Kozhikode, who is suspected to have fled to the UAE. He is a relative of the prime accused, and his alleged link to the case was unearthed on examining the bank transactions of the accused, by which time he had left the country.