Over 470 grams of suspected MDMA seized in Keralam’s Kannur, youth arrested

The Special Excise and Anti-Narcotics Squad arrested a 32-year-old man and seized 473 grams of suspected MDMA during an inspection in Kumbil town of Kannur district on Monday (October 12) as part of Operation Thunder.

Accused Badusha, a native of Kottappoyil in Perumacher, was arrested after excise officials recovered 462 grams of suspected MDMA from the shop. Another 11 grams of the alleged synthetic drug were seized during a search of his car.

The inspection was carried out on the basis of confidential information received by the Excise Department. According to the ministry, the arrested person was one of the key links in a network involved in the wholesale and retail sale of narcotics in the Kambil area.

The Excise team was led by Inspector S. Ziyad.

A case has been registered under the relevant provisions of the Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

The accused will be produced before the Kannur Judicial First Class Magistrate Court III. Further proceedings in the matter will be conducted in the NDPS court at Vadakara.

Published – 12 Oct 2026 20:04 IST