Mangaluru, Feb 24 (PTI): The City Crime Branch wing of the police arrested two individuals on Monday for allegedly trafficking and selling MDMA in Mangaluru, police said.

The accused, Sheikh Sikandar (22) from Kalaburagi and Mohammed Taufiq (29) from Mangaluru were caught in Bangra Kuloor with 23 grams of MDMA, two mobile phones and a two-wheeler, they added.

The total seizure is valued at Rs 2.10 lakh, police said.

Investigations revealed that Sikandar sourced the drug from Mumbai and transported it via Kalaburagi before supplying it to Taufiq, who sold it locally, a senior police officer said.

Investigators suspect a larger network and a case has been registered at Kavoor Police Station, he added.

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Beijing (PTI): Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world, and reached a series of new common understandings, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Friday.

Xi and Trump, who is on a three-day visit to China, met twice on Thursday and discussed a range of bilateral and global issues.

Trump is due to leave on Friday after a luncheon meeting with Xi.

Summing up the outcomes of Trump’s visit to Beijing, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the two presidents had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world and reached a series of new common understandings.

They agreed on a new vision of building a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability to provide strategic guidance for bilateral relations over the next three years and beyond.

The two presidents also agreed to promote the steady, sound and sustainable development of China-US relations, and bring more peace, prosperity and progress to the world, said a statement by the ministry’s spokesperson.

Trump visited China at the invitation of Xi.

The two presidents are meeting in person again for the first time since their Busan meeting last October, and it is the first visit to China by a US president in nine years, the statement said.

On Thursday, President Xi held a welcome ceremony and a banquet for Trump, held talks and visited the Temple of Heaven with him.