Police nab five with suspected synthetic drug in Kozhikode

Five persons, including a pistillate and 2 from Lakshadweep, were arrested successful 2 abstracted anti-narcotics operations successful Kozhikode connected Tuesday (April 21, 2026) night.

Suspected MDMA and cannabis, allegedly kept for resale, were besides seized during the flash inspection led by the District Anti-Narcotics Special Action Force (DANSAF).

In the archetypal case, 3 persons — Amal, 30, of Beypore, Shahul Hameed, 26, of Payyanakkal, and Kamyaka Riju, 21, of Peruvannamuzhi — were arrested by a associated squad of DANSAF and the Chevayur police. A flash inspection team, led by Assistant Commissioner of Police Abdul Kareem, seized 108.28 grams of MDMA from a lodge adjacent Iringadanpalli wherever the accused were staying.