ALAPPUZHA: A mother–son duo was arrested for ferrying banned MDMA from Ernakulam and selling it in their hometown. Souravjith (18) of Ambalapuzha Karur ‘Kausalya Nivas’ and his mother and lawyer Sathyamol (46) were arrested in front of a hotel in Paravur by the District Anti-Narcotics Squad and Punnapra police. Three grams of MDMA were recovered from them.

The police said that the two were leading a luxurious life through drug sales that consisted of buying drugs from Ernakulam several times a month and selling them in their hometown. Sathyamol, an advocate at the Karunagappally Family Court, made best use of the lawyer insignia sticker on her car to escape police inspection.

A special room was even set up in their house to smoke cannabis. The youths were regular visitors here at night.

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