Two persons of a drug racket allegedly involved in selling synthetic drugs in car across the city were arrested with 7 grams of MDMA by the Excise department on Tuesday.
The arrested are Amil Chandran, 28, a resident of Kollam now residing at Elamakkara and Abhijith, 30, of Elamakkara. They were nabbed during a joint operation by the State Excise Enforcement Squad, Excise Intelligence, and the Ernakulam Special Squad. A car, two smartphones, and a nano weighing machine were seized from them.
The two were involved in criminal cases, the Excise department said. They were reportedly involved in drug peddling for long but were being caught for the first time. They were booked with charges entailing 10 years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of ₹1 lakh.
