Woman arrested for smuggling MDMA from Bengaluru, hid drugs in private parts

The woman had hidden 40 grams of the drugs in her private parts. (Representational image)

A 34-year-old woman was arrested while allegedly attempting to smuggle synthetic drug MDMA worth lakhs of rupees from Bengaluru, Karnataka.

The woman, Anila Raveendran, who hails from Anchalummoodu, was taken into custody on Friday evening after a car chase by the Sakthikulangara police and the Kollam City Police District Anti-Narcotic Special Action Force (DANSAF).

According to the police, they attempted to stop the woman’s car near the Neendakara bridge, but she evaded them. After eventually intercepting the vehicle, authorities discovered approximately 90 grams of MDMA in her possession, according to PTI.

Initially, the police found 50 grams of MDMA in the woman’s car and after a medical examination of the accused, they found that she had hidden 40 grams of the drugs in her private parts. Her car was also seized as evidence.

The police said that the woman had been smuggling the drug to supply it to school and college students in Kollam city. She also had a history of drug trafficking and had been involved in another case of MDMA smuggling previously.

Earlier this week, the Mangaluru police made a massive bust, seizing 37.87 kg of MDMA worth Rs 75 crore in a historic operation that dismantled Karnataka’s largest drug network.