Archive · 25 Jan 2026
716 gm MDMA seized in Kochi
Police in Kochi found and took 716 grams of a drug called MDMA from a man named Arjun V Nath.
He is 32 years old and from Kozhikode.
The police found the drugs in a lodge and then in an apartment where Nath's friend lives.
The drugs are worth a lot of money.
Nath told the police that he gets the drugs from Delhi.
The police think he is an important person in a group that sells drugs.
They are still looking for more people in this group.
Nath will go to court soon.
716 grams of MDMA seized in Kochi, with the accused identified as Arjun V Nath (32), a native of Kozhikode district.
Nath was arrested in a joint operation by DANSAF and Cheranalloor police at a lodge on Mattummel Road.
The drugs were initially found on Nath, and the rest were seized from an apartment in Vazhakkala where his friend resides.
The seized contraband is suspected to be worth several lakhs of rupees, with Nath reportedly a key link in a drug trafficking network sourcing from Delhi.
Further investigation is underway to trace other links in the racket, with Nath to be produced before a court for remand proceedings.
- Who
- Arjun V Nath, a 32-year-old from Kozhikode district
- What
- 716 grams of MDMA seized, one arrested
- When
- January 25
- Where
- Kochi, at a lodge on Mattummel Road and an apartment in Vazhakkala
- Why
- Nath was allegedly there to sell the drug, and police suspect he is a key link in a drug trafficking network
- Amount of MDMA seized
- 716 grams
- Accused's name
- Arjun V Nath
- Accused's age
- 32
- Accused's hometown
- Kozhikode district
- Location of seizure
- Kochi
- Estimated value of seized drugs
- Several lakhs of rupees
- Source of drugs
- Delhi