Mangaluru (Karnataka), March 11 Police have arrested four individuals and seized approximately Rs 1.79 lakh worth of MDMA during a raid in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, officials said on Wednesday.
Acting on a tip-off that drugs were being sold from a rented house in Indira Nagar at Neralakatte in Bantwal taluk, a team from Vitla Police Station conducted a raid, they said.
The accused were allegedly found in possession of 17.97 grams of MDMA, a synthetic narcotic substance.
Police also recovered a knife and other materials from the premises.
A case has been registered under sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and the Arms Act. Further investigation is underway, police added.