T’puram: Nedumangad excise team on Saturday arrested a 32-year-old man who is facing action under Kaapa with 2.05g of MDMA during a search operation in Panavoor, Panakkode and Pullikonam areas of Nedumangad.The team, led by excise range inspector Nandu Tejas, was conducting inspections in the areas when the accused was intercepted and arrested.According to the team, the accused was allegedly planning to sell the drug to school and college students.The inspection team included assistant excise inspectors Girish, Premanathan and Biju, preventive officer Shajee, and civil excise officers Sreekesh and Kiran.The accused was produced before the court and remanded in judicial custody.Excise officials said inspections in the area would continue to identify persons involved in the possession and distribution of synthetic drugs. The team is also examining whether others were involved in the alleged drug supply network. Further investigation is under way, officials said.
