Kozhikode youth dies after swallowing MDMA packets to evade police
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Kozhikode: A 28-year-old man who allegedly swallowed two packets of the synthetic drug MDMA to evade the police died while undergoing treatment at a hospital here on Saturday morning, police said.
The deceased, identified as Shanid, a native of Maikavu near Kozhikode, was apprehended in Thamarassery on Friday after he attempted to flee upon spotting the police. During the chase, he swallowed two packets of MDMA before being caught.
He was immediately taken to Kozhikode Government Medical College Hospital, where an endoscopy revealed two packets containing white granules in his stomach. Despite medical intervention, he succumbed to his condition around 11:20 a.m. on Saturday, hospital sources confirmed.
Meanwhile, police registered a case against him under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Officials said Shanid had multiple drug-related cases against him at Thamarassery and Kodencherry police stations in the district.
Authorities stated that the exact cause of death will be determined following a postmortem examination.
With PTI inputs