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Four arrested in Kozhikode in two suspected MDMA cases
Police in Kozhikode, Kerala, arrested four people in two separate cases on Saturday night, October 10.
They seized a total of 20.7 grams of suspected MDMA, a drug police said was allegedly meant for sale.
In the first case, Kunnamangalam police arrested a man and a woman after pursuing their car from Kattangal Junction to near the National Institute of Technology-Calicut.
Police said they believed the pair were selling drugs to young people and students in the Kunnamangalam area.
In the second case, Marad police arrested two men who were sitting in a car in an unoccupied plot and allegedly tried to drive away when officers approached.
The arrests and seizures are the latest actions by local police against alleged drug sales; no further steps in the cases are given.
Four people, including a woman, were arrested in two separate suspected MDMA cases in Kozhikode on October 10, 2026.
Police seized a total of 20.7 grams of suspected MDMA in the cases.
In the first case, Kunnamangalam police seized 11.90 grams and arrested V.M. Afnas and Rinsha Fathima.
In the second case, Marad police seized 8.8 grams and arrested T.T. Shefil and Mohammed Nishad.
Police said the drugs were allegedly intended for sale.
- Who
- Four people: V.M. Afnas, Rinsha Fathima, T.T. Shefil and Mohammed Nishad.
- What
- They were arrested in two cases involving a total of 20.7 grams of suspected MDMA.
- When
- Saturday night, October 10, 2026.
- Where
- Kozhikode, Kerala, in the Kunnamangalam and Marad police station areas.
- Why
- Police alleged that the suspected MDMA was intended for sale.
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- People arrested
- 4
- Suspected MDMA seized
- 20.7 grams total
- First case seizure
- 11.90 grams
- Second case seizure
- 8.8 grams
- Date
- October 10, 2026
- Locations
- Kunnamangalam and Marad, Kozhikode
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