Key accused in major MDMA case in Kerala arrested at airport while attempting to flee abroad

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A co-accused successful a ample MDMA seizure lawsuit successful Kerala has been arrested astatine the Karipur airdrome portion allegedly attempting to permission for the Gulf. The Manjeswaram constabulary precocious took into custody Shamsudheen (34) of Vellakkot, Thrissur, who had been wanted for implicit a year.

The apprehension pertains to a large narcotics haul a twelvemonth agone astatine the location of 1 Askar Ali astatine Uppala, Kasaragod, wherever 3.5 kg of alleged MDMA, on with cannabis, cocaine and pyschotropic pills, were recovered.

Askar Ali, the premier accused, was arrested the aforesaid time and the probe expanded based connected his statements. The constabulary said Shamsudheen was the financier. He was trying to permission the state on with his household precocious aft realising that helium was astir to beryllium caught.

The probe had begun aft a young antheral was apprehended with drugs astatine Melparamba. During questioning, helium revealed that the cannabis was sourced from Uppala, prompting a wider investigation.

A constabulary squad led by DySP V.V. Manoj and SHO Santhosh Kumar aboriginal raided Askar Ali’s residence, seizing the ample consignment. The lawsuit was subsequently transferred to the Majeswaram police.

Investigators precocious received quality that Shamsudheen was preparing to question abroad. Acting connected the tip-off, a constabulary squad detained him astatine the airdrome and produced him earlier the court, which has remanded him for 14 days.

Askar Ali is retired connected bail aft securing merchandise connected a ₹40-lakh enslaved wrong months of his arrest.

Published - December 01, 2025 03:45 p.m. IST

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