The Mattancherry police arrested two persons with 51.87 grams of suspected MDMA on Tuesday.
The arrested were identified as Muneer, 32, of Panayappally, and J. Jhabath, 41, of Krishnagiri in Tamil Nadu.
Muneer was nabbed with the suspected MDMA from his house near the Cochin College in a raid. In the ensuing interrogation, Muneer reportedly confessed that Jhabath had given him MDMA for sale. Reportedly, the two met in a Qatar jail. Muneer was imprisoned in Qatar for alleged possession of drugs while working there. Jhabhath was also imprisoned in Qatar for seven years for alleged theft and possession of drugs.
Muneer is an accused in another NDPS case registered by the Elamakkara police earlier this year. A probe is under way to track down the source of the suspected drugs.
Published – June 17, 2025 09:49 pm IST