Archive · 19 Aug 2026
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.
- When
- Late Tuesday night, around 11 pm; the article does not provide a calendar date.
- Where
- Balaramapuram in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
- Why
- Officers intercepted the car based on intelligence that MDMA was being transported from Bengaluru to Thiruvananthapuram.
- 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