Mangaluru, Jun 4 (Agency) Three drug peddlers were arrested with 170 gram MDMA crystals worth about Rs 10 lakh from Uppala in the district in a joint operation by the Konaje Police and City Crime branch police on Friday. Police also seized a car and four mobile phones from the arrested trio. The arrested have been identified as Ahamed Masooq, Mohammad Muzambil and Mohammad Munaf.
Of the three, Masooq works in a hotel at JP Nagar, Bengaluru while Muzambil works in a sports shop in Nelamangala, Bengaluru. Munaf is a BBA graduate. Police Commissioner N Shashi Kumar said the accused had reportedly purchased the drugs from an African national in Bengaluru and intended to sell it in Mangaluru, Kasargod, Uppala, Bengaluru and other places. They were arrested in Konaje. The total value of the goods seized from the accused has been estimated at Rs 17,37,000