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Three Arrested in Karnataka with MDMA Worth Rs 1.58 Crore
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News18•09-10-2026, 22:15
Three Arrested in Karnataka with MDMA Worth Rs 1.58 Crore
- •Mangaluru City Crime Branch police arrested three individuals and seized 1.796 kg of MDMA valued at Rs 1.58 crore.
- •The operation uncovered a network that smuggled drugs concealed in a water purifier from Punjab to coastal Karnataka via courier.
- •The arrests were made near a supermarket in Kumpala, Ullal taluk, following a tip-off about the sale of banned narcotics.
- •The accused have previous criminal records related to drug consumption or selling, including a past prison sentence in the UAE.
- •Police seized mobile phones, a car, an autorickshaw, and the contraband, registering a case at the Ullal police station.
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The Mangaluru City Crime Branch police acted on a tip-off that the suspects were selling banned narcotic substances, arresting them near a supermarket outlet at Kumpala in Ullal taluk on October 8.
The suspects allegedly procured the contraband from Amritsar in Punjab, concealed it inside the water-storage compartment of a water purifier, and planned to send it to Mangaluru through a courier service for distribution.
Abdul Hafeel and Altaf had previously faced drug-consumption cases at Ullal and Pandeshwar police stations respectively, while Zia-ul-Haq had served a three-year prison sentence for a drug-selling case in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE.
