Representative image of MDMA.
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Mangaluru: In a major operation, Kadri police arrested a youth for allegedly selling narcotic substances to students within the Mangaluru East police station limits.
Commissioner of police Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H said the arrested is Jude Mathew (20), a resident of Ernakulam district, Kerala.
Acting on credible information received, personnel of the Mangaluru East Police Station conducted a raid near Kailasa Colony in Padavu village.
The arrested was reportedly selling MDMA from a motorcycle at a vacant site behind the Sri Durga Parameshwari Bhajana Mandir.
During the operation, police apprehended the youth and seized 5.20 grams of MDMA from his possession.
They also confiscated a motorcycle used for the illegal activity. The total value of the seized property is estimated at Rs 70,000.
Further investigation is underway.