The Excise Enforcement and Anti-Narcotic Special Squad arrested a 32-year-old man and seized 473 grams of suspected MDMA during an inspection at Kumbil town in Kannur district on Monday (October 12) as part of Operation Thunder.
The accused, Badusha, a native of Kottappoyil in Perumacheri, was arrested after Excise officials recovered 462 grams of suspected MDMA from a shop. A further 11 grams of the alleged synthetic drug was seized during an inspection of his car.
The inspection was conducted following confidential information received by the Excise department. According to the department, the arrested person was one of the key links in a network involved in wholesale and retail sale of narcotic substances in the Kambil area.
The Excise team was led by Inspector S. Ziyad.
A case was registered under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
The accused will be produced before the Kannur Judicial First Class Magistrate Court III. Further proceedings in the case will be conducted at the NDPS Court in Vadakara.
Published - October 12, 2026 08:04 pm IST