Kerala Drug Bust: Social Media Influencer Among Four Arrested in MDMA Case

Police in Keralam’s Malappuram district have arrested four people, including a social media influencer, in a drug-related operation conducted under Operation Toofan. The joint operation was carried out by Malappuram Police and the District Anti-Narcotics Special Action Force (DANSAF). According to the police, officers intercepted a car on the Kizakkethala–Vengara road and searched it, leading to the arrests. One of the accused was identified as 23-year-old Meenu Jasmine, who reportedly has more than 25,000 social media followers. The other accused were identified as Anas, 24, Shabeer, 24, and Sajjad, 21.

Police reportedly seized 10.5 grams of MDMA, estimated to be worth around ₹50,000, along with syringes allegedly used for injecting drugs, a digital weighing scale, packaging covers, ₹25,000 in cash suspected to be proceeds from drug sales, and the car used for transportation. Investigators suspect that the group was supplying narcotics to local students and young people. Police also stated that three of the accused had previously been booked in drug-related cases. Further investigation is underway to identify the alleged key operators behind the network and trace the source of the drugs.