KOZHIKODE: Police arrested two young men and a woman in a drug bust conducted at two locations in Kozhikode city. In a joint investigation conducted by the DANSAF team and the Nadakkavu police, Munafis (29), a native of Arakinar; Dhanup (26), a native of Thrissur; and Athulya Robin (24), a native of Alappuzha, were arrested. 50.95 grams of MDMA were seized from them.

Dhanup and Athulya were arrested from a private lodge in Arayidathupalam. 36 grams of MDMA was seized from them. They confessed to the police about bringing the MDMA from Bengaluru. The two were arrested from the lodge following surveillance conducted by the DANSAF team after they got a tip-off about Athulya’s previous history as an MDMA carrier. Dhanup is currently facing charges in a ganja case in Bengaluru.

14.95 grams of MDMA was seized from Munafis near the Mavoor Road Veterinary Hospital. Police said that Munafis, an M.Tech student, is a drug user and dealer. He has previously been booked in Bengaluru for possession of 700 grams of MDMA and in Dubai for possession of hashish. Munafis has served a four-and-a-half-year jail term in Dubai and eight months in Bengaluru.