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Police seize 2kg of MDMA in a major haul
The Hindu
Two arrested while smuggling in the drug from Chennai
In one of the biggest drug hauls in the State in recent times, the Ernakulam Rural Police on Saturday arrested two persons with 2kg of MDMA, a premium drug that also goes by the name ‘ecstasy’, worth crores in the international market from near Angamaly. The arrested are Sivaprasad aka Shyam, 29, of Cherthala, and Aabid, 33, of Taliparambu. A combined team of the rural police and the District Anti-Narcotic Special Action Force (DANSAF) was lying in wait for the accused after the District Police Chief (Ernakulam Rural) K. Karthik received a tip-off about the drug movement. They were intercepted while smuggling in the drug in a pick-up van from Chennai. The vehicle has also been taken into custody.More Related News