Mangaluru (Karnataka) Nov 27 (PTI) Police seized 50 grams of MDMA, valued at Rs 1.5 lakh, along with a car and arrested three persons in this connection.

Mobile phones, a digital weighing scale, and a glass tube were confiscated, bringing the total value to Rs 7.77 lakh, they said.

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Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Anupam Agrawal identified the arrested individuals as Gautham (22) from Maria Church Compound, Talapady, Karthik (27) from Kumpala, and Nikhil (28) from Ganesh Nagara, Thokkottu.

Following a tip-off about drug peddling near an industrial area, police conducted a raid on Tuesday, leading to the arrest of the accused.

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Investigations are underway.

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