Archive · 23 Sep 2025
Six Arrested in Mangaluru Drug Bust; MDMA, Cocaine Seized
Police in Mangaluru arrested six people in a big operation against drugs.
They found two types of drugs, MDMA and cocaine, worth a lot of money.
The police caught some people with drugs and then arrested more people, including someone who was helping to pay for the drugs from another city.
The police are still looking into who was buying the drugs and where they came from.
The arrested people are now in jail while the investigation continues.
Mangaluru police seized drugs and arrested six individuals in a drug bust.
MDMA and cocaine, worth over ₹24 lakh, were recovered in the raids.
Raids occurred in Kavoor and Mannagudda areas of Mangaluru.
Two suspects were initially caught in Kavoor with MDMA.
Investigations revealed the source of the drugs to be an African national and a financier from Kerala.
- Who
- CCB police, Chirag Sanil, Alwin Clinton D’Souza, Abdul Kareem, Janan Jagannath, Rajesh Bangera, Varun Ganiga
- What
- Arrests and seizure of MDMA and cocaine in a drug bust operation.
- When
- September 21st, with arrests continuing into the next day.
- Where
- Mangaluru, India, specifically at Malli Layout, Central Warehouse area, and near Mangaluru Central Railway Station.
- Why
- To combat narcotics trade and disrupt the drug supply network.
- Total Drugs Seized
- MDMA (111.83 grams), Cocaine (21.03 grams)
- Total Value of Seized Drugs
- Over ₹24 lakh
- Location of First Raid
- Malli Layout, Kavoor, Mangaluru
- Number of Arrests
- 6
- Charges
- NDPS Act violations