Kochi (Kerala), Apr 17 (PTI) A 42-year-old man was arrested with a large quantity of MDMA and ecstasy pills in Thrikkakara here, police said on Friday.
The accused was identified as Kevin B Mathew (42), a resident of Chembumukku in Thrikkakara, Ernakulam.
He was apprehended by the Kochi City Police based on a tip-off received by City Police Commissioner K Mahesh Kumar.
According to police, the arrest was made during a search operation carried out by the District Anti-Narcotic Special Action Force (DANSAF) team under the leadership of Narcotic Cell Assistant Commissioner T D Sunilkumar in the Vazhakkala area of Thrikkakara.
Police said 183.55 grams of MDMA and 93.51 grams of ecstasy pills were seized from the accused.
Officials said Mathew had supplied synthetic drugs to accused persons in a narcotics case registered at Kadavanthra police station in March.
Police also recovered Rs 1 lakh, suspected to be proceeds from drug trafficking, from his possession.
The arrested person was produced before the court and remanded in judicial custody PTI TBA TBA ROH
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