Ernakulam sees heavy inflow of suspected synthetic drugs
Ernakulam experienced a significant increase in the inflow of suspected synthetic drugs in April, with nearly 1 kilogram of MDMA seized in various operations. The surge follows a March raid at a star hotel in Kadavanthra that led to multiple arrests and the identification of a major drug network. Police arrested several individuals linked to Kevin B. Mathew, the alleged ringleader, and confiscated drugs across the city and rural areas.
- ▪Nearly 1 kg of suspected MDMA was seized in Ernakulam in April.
- ▪Kevin B. Mathew, 42, was arrested as the alleged kingpin of a city-based drug racket with 183.55 grams of suspected MDMA and 93.51 grams of suspected ecstasy pills.
- ▪Subsequent operations led to the arrest of Siyad, Adil Ansar, Siddique, and Linoj, all found with varying quantities of suspected drugs linked to Kevin's network.
- ▪The crackdown began after a March raid at a star hotel in Kadavanthra where eight professionals were arrested with suspected narcotics.
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Ernakulam saw a surge in the inflow of suspected synthetic drugs in April, with nearly 1 kg of MDMA seized in multiple operations. Of this, 396.04 grams were recovered within the city limits, while the rural police confiscated over 500 grams in a major haul.The spike follows a crackdown triggered by a raid at a star hotel at Kadavanthra in March, where eight professionals were arrested with suspected narcotic substances. The probe led to the arrest of Kevin B. Mathew, 42, the alleged kingpin of a city-based racket from Vazhakkala with 183.55 grams of suspected MDMA and 93.51 grams of suspected ecstasy pills.Subsequent operations targeting his network resulted in multiple arrests.
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