<![CDATA[The Kunnathunadu police on Saturday arrested a 24-year-old on the charge of drug peddling and seized 109 LSD (psychedelic drug Lysergic Acid Diethylamide) stamps from his possession. The arrested was identified as Kailas, a native of Monippilly in Kottayam. Preliminary investigations revealed that the accused had been transporting the narcotic for sale among party-goers in Kochi. Acting on a tip-off, a police team arrested him in the morning. The accused, a graduate in engineering, used to conduct DJ parties in Kochi and used to procure the synthetic drug from Goa. Known by the pet name ‘peddler’ in drug circles, Kailas recently began procuring the drugs from Mangalore after the enforcement agencies launched a crackdown on the drug rackets in Goa. The majority of his customers were students from professional colleges in the neighbouring States. While interrogating the accused, the police also received information about drug rackets planning to organise DJ parties in Ernakulam and Nedumbassery in a massive way to promote the drug culture among youths. Further, they also received information about the person who handed over the narcotic consignment to the accused. A probe is on to trace the origin of the drug and the rackets supplying the drug to Kerala-based racketeers. Kailas was produced before a magistrate and remanded in custody. In a similar incident, the Kozhikode police seized 163 grams of LSD from a 23-year-old youth. M. Shanoob was arrested on Saturday while he was waiting for one of his clients near the Kozhikode Corporation stadium. The drug is worth Rs.16.30 lakh on the domestic market. The police claimed that Shanoob had secured the drug from Bengaluru and his main clients were students in Kozhikode. The drug was meant to spice up New Year celebrations. The Kasaba police had tracked the youth following a tip-off received by the City Police Chief.]]>
