Kochi : Seven people were arrested with MDMA, heroin and ganja as part of raids conducted across Ernakulam rural district as part of Operation Toofan over the weekend. Three cannabis plants were also recovered from the premises of an unoccupied house.
Chengamanad Police arrested two men with 1.96g of MDMA from a car parked in the Parambayam area. The accused are Ibrahim, 37, and Binu Antony, 37, both natives of Karumallur. At Kalamukku in Njarakkal, the police seized 3.45g of MDMA from Atheen, 25, of Nayarambalam. The accused are Mohammed Salikh, 34, of Edayar and Abdul Muhad, 34, of Eramam. Kuruppampady Police arrested Saddam Hussain, 25, of Nagaon in Assam with heroin. Another person was arrested with 4.5g of ganja in Perumbavoor.
The police said Muhad had supplied the MDMA to Salikh. The police said several others had been taken into custody in connection with the inspections. They were allegedly carrying the drug in zip-lock covers for sale. He was travelling as a passenger in an autorickshaw when he was intercepted. The drug was found concealed in two zip-lock covers inside his bag. Binanipuram Police arrested two men with three grams of MDMA at Edayar. The drug was recovered from Salikh’s house. The drug was recovered from the house where he was staying near Puthooram Kavala at Manaykkappady. Three cannabis plants were recovered from the compound of an unoccupied house near Post Office Junction in Ayyampuzha.
The raids and vehicle inspections, led by Ernakulam Rural district police chief K S Sudarshan, began early on Saturday and continued through the night.