Alleged drug kingpin in MDMA-cocaine bust worth ₹1.5 crore arrested in Kerala

The Kerala Police have arrested the alleged mastermind of a drug-trafficking operation involving MDMA and cocaine worth around ₹1.5 crore. The Palakkad Town South police arrested N. Abdul Saleem, a native of Payyanedam near Mannarkkad, on Tuesday.The police said Saleem was the main organiser and financier of the drug-trafficking network. They took him into custody from his house at Mannarkkad.The case came to light after the police arrested four persons at Olavakkode with 800 gm of MDMA, 2 gm of cocaine, two LSD stamps, ecstasy tablets, 7 gm of hybrid cannabis and 2 gm of brown sugar. The four arrested on Monday were Mohammed Azharudheen, 30, from Vengara, Malappuram; Beefathima, 27, from South Karnataka; Mohammed Nisih, 26, from Kanjirappally, Kottayam; and Shameer Ahmed, 37, from Coimbat