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The driver, identified as Sivananda from Angalagy in Karnataka, has been arrested.
Excise officials arrested a youth after recovering 20 grams of MDMA concealed in his rectum.
The officers who are on duty often seek refuge in nearby buildings when it rains heavily.
The accused was nabbed near the Sri Venugopala temple at Azhiyoor during a routine patrol.
Excise officials said the duo targeted wholesale buyers from Kasaragod, Kannur, and Kozhikode, supplying them with synthetic drugs such as methamphetamine and MDMA, along with ganja sourced from Bengaluru.
Kochi: Two Excise officers have been suspended from service after they were arrested along with two others for stealing money and mobile phones from a migrant labour camp near Perumbavoor. Salim Yusuf (52), excise preventive officer, Kunnathunad and Sidharth Mekkilakkattil (35) of the excise
The officials have recorded the statements of the accused, which named known figures from the film industry.
The officials also seized 20 grams of cannabis from Shambhurangan's possession.
Excise officials said the ganja, sourced from a Pappanamcode native, Haridas, would then be sold in small packets to school and college students.
The accused, Abubacker Siddiqui, is a native of Karadka panchayat, Adhur, in Kasaragod.
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