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The officials also seized 20 grams of cannabis from Shambhurangan's possession.
Excise officials said the ganja, sourced from a Pappanamcode native, Haridas, would then be sold in small packets to school and college students.
The accused, Abubacker Siddiqui, is a native of Karadka panchayat, Adhur, in Kasaragod.
It all began with his fascination for an ice-axe badge on a fellow NCC cadet’s uniform.
Kollasseriyil Jinse Varghese, 38, a native of Payyampalli, an autorickshaw driver in Mananthavadi town, has been arrested in connection with the case.
The deceased was Suhair, son of Shamsu from Vallapuzha.
According to the communiqué of the excise department, three youngsters who were nabbed by the cops with MDMA and the instrument used to inhale the drug were later let off without registering a case by the accused after taking a bribe of Rs 50,000.
The Excise Commissioner's action is for aiding and abetting to file a false case.
A three-man gang led by an Excise officer was arrested with drugs, including MDMA from Anchal.
The government had started the anti-drug campaign on October 6 and the first phase will conclude on November 1.