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Three held in Mangaluru for allegedly smuggling MDMA in water purifier

hellohimachalse@gmail.com 20 Oct 2026 50 min ago

Mangaluru: Three persons have been arrested for allegedly smuggling 1.796 kg of MDMA from Punjab to Mangaluru by concealing the drug in a water purifier and transporting it through a courier service, police said.

The Mangaluru City Crime Branch (CCB) seized the narcotic substance, valued at Rs 1.58 crore, during an operation near D-Mart at Kumpala in Ullal taluk on October 8.

The arrested have been identified as Abdul Hafeel (25) of Kasaragod, Zia-ul-Haq (30) of Kuloor in Mangaluru and Altaf (28) of Pandeshwar in Mangaluru.

According to police, the accused allegedly procured the MDMA from Amritsar in Punjab, concealed it in the water storage compartment of a purifier and arranged to transport it to Mangaluru by courier. They allegedly planned to sell the drug in Mangaluru and parts of Kerala.

Police seized 1,796.96 grams of MDMA, three mobile phones, a Maruti Suzuki Swift car, an autorickshaw, a courier box and the water purifier. The total value of the seized property was estimated at Rs 1.63 crore.

A case has been registered at Ullal police station. Further investigation is under way to establish the source of the drug and identify others allegedly involved in the operation, police said

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