KANNUR: MDMA was found in one of the pockets of the youths killed in accident last evening after a bike and a mini lorry collided at Talap in the district. 8.9 grams of MDMA was recovered from the pocket of Latheef of Kasargod. The drug was found during inquest proceedings in the district hospital and the body was later shifted to Pariyaram Medical College for the post mortem. The Kannur Town police have started an investigation on the incident.

The accident happened when the mini lorry going to Ayikkara from Mangaluru hit the bike in which Latheef and Manaf were travelling. Though the two seriously injured were taken to AKG Hospital, their lives could not be saved.