In a major MDMA haul at Meenangadi in the district, 348 grams of MDMA was seized from two persons on April 6 (Saturday) morning.
A police team led by Meenangadi Station house officer P.J. Kuriakose arrested Lassim, 26, of Suhama Manzil at Thalassery in Kannur and Hafis, 24, of Pattukundil House, at Mannarkadu in Palakkad, while they were allegedly transporting the contraband for local sale. The drug was allegedly kept hidden in their pockets.
The police also arrested Vavu alias Thabsheer, 28, of Amina’s house at Anayidukku in Kannur from Mandya in Karnataka.
Thabsheer was the kingpin of the MDMA racket that transported the contraband from Karnataka to Kerala, the police said. The accused was arrested following an ongoing investigation of the racket with the help of the cyber cell, they added.
