Key operator of MDMA trafficking network arrested in U.P.
Police have arrested a key operator of an inter-state MDMA trafficking network in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The suspect was linked to a drug seizure in Kerala and had been evading capture by moving between states.
Why it matters
The arrest highlights the complexity of inter-state drug trafficking networks and the challenges law enforcement faces in tracking suspects across large residential complexes.
A 37-year-old alleged key operator in an inter-State MDMA trafficking network has been arrested from Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh. He was wanted in connection with the seizure of nearly 500 g of the synthetic drug from an ambulance at Vaniyambpara here on May 26.
The accused, Riyas, alias Kallu Riyas, a native of Chovvallurppadi, near Guruvayur, was traced and arrested by a Thrissur City DANSAF team led by City Police Commissioner Nakul Rajendra Deshmukh..
The police said Riyas was allegedly the mastermind behind the consignment seized from the ambulance. Two persons travelling in the vehicle had been arrested.
According to the police, interrogation of the two accused led investigators to an inter-State drug network allegedly operating from Bengaluru and supplying MDMA to different parts of Kerala.
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