Kochi, The main accused in the distribution chain behind the smuggling of large quantities of MDMA from Bengaluru to Keralam has been arrested, police said on Monday.
From there, he smuggled large quantities of MDMA to Keralam and distributed it to drug dealers and consumers in various parts of the state. Police said that Dhanesh S Nair , known as ‘Danny’, was arrested from Angamaly by a team led by Aluva Deputy Superintendent of Police Baiju Paulos and allegedly seized 803 grams of hashish oil and eight grams of MDMA from him. Information about Dhanesh, being the main link in the drug distribution chain, was obtained during a detailed investigation based on information obtained from checking the mobile phone of Harikrishnan KS, who was arrested a day ago from Aluva with 185 grams of MDMA.
Dhanesh, who hails from Haripad but was residing near Mysuru, is the main accused in the drug smuggling gang that is transporting and distributing large quantities of MDMA from Bengaluru to Kerala, police said in a statement. Subsequently, a Special Investigation Team under the supervision of District Police Chief K S Sudarshan expanded the investigation to Tamil Nadu and Karnataka and during the probe, Dhanesh was arrested from Angamaly, the statement said. Dhanesh used to recruit youths for drug trafficking and distribution and would take them to Bengaluru and surrounding areas, according to the police. Police said that his arrest had led to the discovery of one of the main sources in the distribution chain that supplies drugs to Keralam from the Bengaluru-Mysuru regions.
The investigation team has found videos and other visuals from the mobile phones of the accused that show the methods of smuggling, including hiding the drugs inside banana bunches.
