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Kerala Excise Seizes MDMA Hidden in Car Stereo
Officials in Kerala stopped a car that they believed was carrying illegal drugs.
The car was traveling from Bengaluru to Thiruvananthapuram.
Inside the car were four adults and an eight-year-old child.
Officers eventually found 125 grams of MDMA hidden inside the stereo system.
Four adults were arrested.
The child was given to relatives.
Officials believe women and families may sometimes be used to make drug-carrying vehicles look ordinary.
Investigators are checking phones and call records to find other people connected to the suspected network.
More routes are being watched before the Onam festival season.
The Kerala Excise department seized 125 grams of MDMA from a car in Balaramapuram, Thiruvananthapuram.
Four adults—Kiran, Akshay, Beena and Sandhya—were arrested after the late-Tuesday-night interception.
Officials found the drugs concealed inside the car’s stereo system after a search lasting nearly 30 minutes.
An eight-year-old child was in the vehicle and was later handed over to relatives.
Investigators are examining digital evidence and increasing surveillance ahead of the Onam festival season.
- Who
- Kerala Excise officers arrested Kiran, Akshay, Beena and Sandhya; an eight-year-old child was also in the vehicle.
- What
- Officials seized 125 grams of MDMA hidden inside a car stereo and arrested four adults.
- Where
- Balaramapuram in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
- When
- Late Tuesday night, around 11 pm; the article does not provide a calendar date.
- Why
- Officers intercepted the car based on intelligence that MDMA was being transported from Bengaluru to Thiruvananthapuram.
Key facts
- Drug seized
- 125 grams of MDMA
- Interception location
- Balaramapuram, Thiruvananthapuram
- Interception time
- Around 11 pm on Tuesday
- People arrested
- Kiran, 35; Akshay, 27; Beena, 55; and Sandhya, 18
- Concealment method
- Inside the car’s stereo system
- Child in vehicle
- An eight-year-old child, later handed over to relatives
- Investigation
- Authorities are examining phones, call records and other digital data
Quotes
Excise Assistant Commissioner Manoj R
Chief of Kerala Excise Enforcement
“"We find the most unsuspecting people now being involved in trafficking."”
NDTV
Hirosh VR
Circle Inspector, Excise Enforcement and Anti‑Narcotic Special Squad
“"The accuracy of the intelligence was crucial to the seizure, particularly because of the manner in which the MDMA had been concealed."”
NDTV
Sources
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