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Over 12 Kg MDMA Seized in Coimbatore; Three Arrested
Police found more than 12 kilograms of an illegal drug called MDMA in a vehicle in Coimbatore.
They said the drugs were worth about Rs 10 crore.
Three people were arrested and sent to custody after appearing in court.
The investigation began after police found nearly 97 grams of MDMA in Manjeri on August 6.
Information from people arrested in that earlier case led police to Coimbatore.
Police believe the suspects supplied drugs to different parts of Kerala.
Officers are looking for more people connected to the alleged network.
They have not yet found international links, but they are still checking that possibility.
Police seized more than 12 kg of MDMA worth around Rs 10 crore from a vehicle in Coimbatore.
Three people were arrested at a rented lodge in Coimbatore and remanded in custody on Saturday.
The arrests followed an August 6 seizure of nearly 97 grams of MDMA in Manjeri, Kerala.
Police said the suspects allegedly supplied MDMA across Kerala and had contacts throughout the state.
Investigators are tracing additional suspects and examining possible links to people operating above the arrested men.
- Who
- Three people were arrested; District Police Chief Chaitra Teresa John announced the seizure.
- What
- Police seized over 12 kg of MDMA, valued at around Rs 10 crore, and arrested three suspects.
- Where
- The drugs were seized from a vehicle in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, after an investigation connected to Manjeri, Kerala.
- When
- The arrests took place on Friday, with the suspects remanded on Saturday; the earlier Manjeri case was registered on August 6.
- Why
- Police said information from the earlier Manjeri seizure helped them trace the alleged source and supply network.
Key facts
- Drug seized
- More than 12 kg of MDMA
- Estimated value
- Around Rs 10 crore
- Latest arrests
- Three people arrested in Coimbatore
- Earlier seizure
- Nearly 97 grams of MDMA seized in a Manjeri case registered on August 6
- Suspected distribution
- Police allege the suspects supplied MDMA to different parts of Kerala
- Court status
- The three suspects were produced before a court and remanded on Saturday
- Further investigation
- Police are forming a special team and tracing additional people linked to the network
- International links
- No international links have been found so far, though police are examining the possibility
Quotes
Chaitra Teresa John
District Police Chief of Malappuram, Kerala
“These are the key accused in this case. Initially, six accused were detected. Following that, we went after the source of the MDMA, which led to these three,”
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