{
  "id": 52074,
  "title": "Youth held in Vellore for selling narcotic-laced chocolates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/youth-held-in-vellore-for-selling-narcotic-laced-chocolates",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-02T17:23:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/youth-held-in-vellore-for-selling-narcotic-laced-chocolates/article71297719.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Sunday, a 22-year-old man from Bihar named S. Manoj Kumar was apprehended by the Viruthampattu police in Vellore for peddling chocolates laced with narcotics. Kumar claimed he had brought the chocolates to Vellore to meet his brother, planning to board a bus to Virudhunagar. Local police initiated searches on the authority of Superintendent of Police U.N. Sivaraman to curb possession, sale, and acquisition of narcotic substances. As part of their surveillance, a special police team was on patrol in Viruthampattu when they received an alert regarding the sale of narcotic chocolates near a bus stop. The patrol team intercepted Kumar, searched his bag and discovered approximately 1,500 narcotic-laced chocolates. A case has been filed and a further investigation is underway.",
  "summary": "Based on orders of Superintendent of Police (SP) U.N. Sivaraman, searches have been conducted by special police teams in the district to prevent possession, selling and buying of narcotic items",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}