Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Jun 26: Police arrested four persons in two separate cases for allegedly attempting to sell the banned narcotic substance MDMA in the city. Cases have been registered against the accused under the NDPS Act.
The arrested have been identified as Mohammed Nadeem (27), a resident near Lido Mall in Halasuru, Bengaluru; Umarul Farooq (30), a resident of Uchila, Someshwar in Ullal; Imthiyaz Ismail Kinya (41), a resident of Kinya, K C Road; and Dhanush (29), a resident of Suraksha Nagar, Kumpala.
In the first case, acting on credible information that MDMA was being stocked at a lodge in Bendore for sale to the public, officers and personnel of the Mangaluru CCB conducted a raid and arrested Mohammed Nadeem, Umarul Farooq, and Imthiyaz Ismail Kinya.
Police seized 35.53 grams of MDMA and Rs 7,030 in cash from the accused. They were later handed over to Kadri police, who registered a case under the NDPS Act. The accused have been remanded to judicial custody.
In another case, Dhanush was allegedly attempting to sell the banned narcotic substance MDMA near Mulihithlu in Bolara. Acting on specific information, Pandeshwar police conducted a raid and seized 2.32 grams of MDMA from his possession.
The accused was produced before the court.