Kannur, Oct. 11 -- A man and a woman were arrested with 16.5838 grams of 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) in New Mahe in Kannur district as part of Operation Thoofan, Kannur City Police Commissioner BV Vijaya Bharath Reddy said.

The arrested have been identified as Rubaida PK (34), a native of Temple Gate in Thalassery, and Ajmal VP (34), a native of Velam in Kozhikode district, according to the Police Commissioner.

Acting on a tip-off, police conducted a surprise inspection at a rented house in Azhikkal, New Mahe, where the accused were allegedly storing MDMA for sale. During the inspection, police seized 16.5838 grams of the synthetic drug, the commissioner said.

According to the police commissioner, Rubaida has previous narc...