Excise still in the dark about the origin of MDMA

While excise sleuths remain confident that the drug was sourced from Chennai, they are not sure whether it was domestically manufactured or imported from abroad

The Excise Crime Branch probing the from an apartment in Thrikkakara last month remains in the dark about the original source of what is considered to be a premium party drug. While excise sleuths remain confident that the drug was sourced from Triplicane area in Chennai, they are not sure whether it was domestically manufactured or imported from abroad in the guise of cargo. Chennai is also considered one of the hotspots for smuggling in premium drugs from abroad and then supplying it domestically, excise sources said. Last week, two of the six where the duo along with two other accused persons had stayed to procure the synthetic drug.