In a major drug bust, police seized 400 grams of suspected MDMA from a 21-year-old student near the Cochin International Airport in Nedumbassery. Sivasankar, a native of Kayamkulam, was arrested by the Nedumbassery police and the Ernakulam Rural Narcotics Squad while he was allegedly waiting to sell the substance to his clients.
Police said the suspected synthetic drug was hidden in three packets and kept on Sivasankar’s bike. The value of the seized item was estimated to be more than ₹10 lakh and the arrested trader was suspected to be part of a larger network, the police said in a report.
Published – 19 October 2025 20:30 IST
