Mangaluru : Mangaluru North Police have arrested a woman for allegedly supplying synthetic drugs to youths and students across the city, seizing 153 grams of MDMA valued at approximately Rs 15.3 lakh from her apartment. The arrested suspect has been identified as Naseema alias Naseem (42), a resident of Guringana, Laila in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada district.
According to police sources, the drug peddling operation came to light during the investigation of a drug consumption case registered at the Mangaluru North Police Station on November 1. While interrogating the accused in that case, investigating officers gathered specific intelligence revealing that Naseema was the primary supplier of the contraband, prompting them to trace the origin of the supply network.
Based on credible information, a police team raided a first-floor flat of an apartment building near Pumpwell-Ujjodi. During the raid, officers seized 153 grams of MDMA worth Rs 15,30,000. Subsequent interrogation revealed that she was actively involved in selling and supplying contraband to college students and local youths across various parts of Mangaluru city.
The accused was produced before the local court, which remanded her to judicial custody. Senior officers stated that several other individuals involved in the drug syndicate are yet to be apprehended. The investigation into the supply chain is ongoing, and a search operation has been launched to identify and arrest the remaining accomplices. Officers and personnel from the Mangaluru North Police Station executed the raid and seizure operation.
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