Kochi : Three persons who allegedly collected bank accounts and gave them to organised cyberfraud gangs have been arrested by the Kochi city police cyber cell.
The accused are Vipin Vincent, 32, of Thoppumpady, Ajith Varghese, 27, of Kunnumpuram and Muhammed Roshan, 26, of Alangad, Palakkad. Abdul Sayeed, 38, of Nadapuram in Kozhikode, was arrested near Unichira in Kalamassery with 55.17g of MDMA, classified as a commercial quantity, police said. Officers also seized Rs 1.11 lakh allegedly earned through drug sales and a car allegedly used to transport the drugs. In the second operation, police arrested Noushad K, 42, from a lodge on Kannampuzha Road near Marottichuvadu in Thrikkakara. He was allegedly carrying 2.06g of MDMA, 45.29g of ganja and 2.9g of hashish oil. Police also seized Rs 90,000 allegedly earned through drug sales.
The police said they were arrested near the Ernakulam KSRTC bus stand. The accused acted as intermediaries for cyberfraud gangs, according to the police. Two held with drugs: Two people were arrested in separate drug raids conducted in the limits of the Thrikkakara and Kalamassery police stations, city police said.
They allegedly lured people by promising them money in return for opening bank accounts, collected their passbooks, ATM cards, cheque books and SIM cards. Two cases have already been registered against Vincent at the Koothattukulam and Aroor police stations in connection with similar offences. A case has also been registered against Varghese at the Viyyur police station.