A 57-year-old woman from Indiranagar in Bengaluru was allegedly defrauded of Rs 31.83 crore in one of Karnataka’s biggest cybercrime cases, after a gang of impostors digitally “arrested” her for over six months using threats, forged documents and continuous video surveillance. According to the FIR filed with the East Cybercrime Police, the elaborate operation began … Read more
KOCHI The Excise has arrested two brothers from Kannur for allegedly peddling synthetic drugs through a dating app. Muhammed Rabeeh C.M., 22, and Rizwan C.M., 30, of Mattool, Kannur, were nabbed from a lodge near the Ernakulam Town railway station on Tuesday night. Excise officials also seized 37.274 grams of suspected MDMA from them. The … Read more
As much as 1.2 kilograms of ganja and five grams of MDMA were found hidden at the puja room of a house in this north Kerala district during a raid, police said on Sunday. The police allegedly seized the drugs from a house owned by one Renil in Thalassery. However, the man managed to flee … Read more
The Kochi City police arrested a 38-year-old man from Malappuram on charge of possessing 508 grams of suspected MDMA, on Sunday. Muhammad Nishad was arrested, based on a tip-off, during a raid at Puthukalavattom. Narcotics Superintendent of Police Abdul Salam led the raid. Nishad was engaged in drinking water supply business at Aluva. A probe … Read more
A 31-year-old man was caught in possession of 320 grams of MDMA, a potent psychedelic substance, by the Nampally police and the Telangana Anti-Narcotics Bureau (TGANB). Police said that the accused, Shaik Amer, was targeting the LGBTQIA+ community to sell the contraband. As many as 37 consumers were identified through his contacts, said the police. … Read more
The Thiruvananthapuram Excise Enforcement and Anti Narcotic Special Squad arrested four persons with alleged possession of 125.397 g of MDMA in separate cases during a district-wide drive that commenced Monday evening and extended till the wee hours of Tuesday. In the first case, the team led by excise circle inspector B.L. Shibu apprehended Sreejith Vettikkonam, … Read more
Recent incidents have brought to light the growing trade and abuse of synthetic and psychoactive drugs, including among schoolchildren. M.P. Praveen and Mithosh Joseph report on the various dimensions of the problem and the steps being taken to crack down on drug peddling and to rehabilitate addicts Recent incidents have brought to light the growing … Read more
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