{
  "id": 5765997,
  "title": "2 kg of suspected MDMA seized in Mattancherry in Keralam originated from Delhi: police",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/2-kg-of-suspected-mdma-seized-in-mattancherry-in-keralam-originated",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T10:45:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/2-kg-of-suspected-mdma-seized-in-mattancherry-in-keralam-originated-from-delhi-police/article71431401.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday, police seized nearly 2 kg of suspected MDMA from an alleged trafficker in Mattancherry, Kochi, Kerala, according to investigators. The drug originated from Delhi, sources with the Kochi City police's anti-narcotic wing revealed. Noufal, a 32-year-old resident of Mattancherry, allegedly sourced the synthetic drug from Delhi, police said. The investigation uncovered that the drug consignment was transported to Kochi via train. Further probe is underway to identify other individuals involved in the crime. Noufal has a history of drug cases pending in various police stations. The police are considering recommending preventive action against him under the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act (KAAPA) due to this latest seizure. The District Anti-Narcotics Special Action Force confiscated 1.980 kg of suspected MDMA from a vehicle allegedly owned by Noufal, concealed within a tower fan and an air cooler. This amounts to the largest seizure of synthetic drugs within Kochi city limits since the initiation of Operation Toofan: The Narco Hunt in June. The raid followed the arrest of another Mattancherry native, Safeer Thazhakath, by the Palarivattom police who was found in possession of 0.01 gram of suspected MDMA.",
  "summary": "Sources with the anti-narcotic wing of Kochi City police say Mattancherry native Noufal, 32, allegedly used to source the synthetic drug from Delhi",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
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        "outlet": "The Hindu",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/college-morphing-case-in-keralam-police-probe-if-accused-student-got",
        "published": "2026-09-05T07:58:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}