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Dr. Abhilash Dawre

19 March 2025 at 5:18:41 pm

Rs 27 crore worth narcotics seized; inter-state cartel uncovered

Thane : In a major breakthrough against drug trafficking, Mumbra police have seized a massive stockpile of mefedrone valued at approximately 27.21 crore. Acting on critical intelligence, the Narcotics Control Unit conducted a special operation extending as far as Madhya Pradesh, resulting in the arrest of five key drug traffickers involved in supplying large quantities of mefedrone to the Thane region.   The operation was led by Assistant Police Inspector Rohit Kedar and Ganesh Jadhav under...

Rs 27 crore worth narcotics seized; inter-state cartel uncovered

Thane : In a major breakthrough against drug trafficking, Mumbra police have seized a massive stockpile of mefedrone valued at approximately 27.21 crore. Acting on critical intelligence, the Narcotics Control Unit conducted a special operation extending as far as Madhya Pradesh, resulting in the arrest of five key drug traffickers involved in supplying large quantities of mefedrone to the Thane region.   The operation was led by Assistant Police Inspector Rohit Kedar and Ganesh Jadhav under the supervision of Senior Police Inspector Anil Shinde. The initial seizure took place near Bilal Hospital, where suspect Basu Sayyed was caught with 23.5 grams of mefedrone. Further interrogation revealed a large-scale supply chain sourcing drugs from Madhya Pradesh.   Subsequently, police arrested Ramsingh Gujjar and Kailas Balai, recovering an additional 3.515 kilograms of mefedrone from their possession. Investigations traced the supply back to two major traffickers Manohar Gurjar and Raju Mansuri based in Madhya Pradesh.   The Mumbra police team then traveled to Madhya Pradesh, arresting both Gurjar and Mansuri and confiscating a staggering 9.956 kilograms of mefedrone from them.   In total, the operation resulted in the seizure of 13.6295 kilograms of mefedrone, with a street value exceeding 27.21 crore. All five accused have been taken into custody.   According to police sources, the arrested individuals have prior records involving serious offenses under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, Indian Penal Code, and Arms Act. They were engaged in trafficking mefedrone in bulk quantities from Madhya Pradesh to the Thane region.   This successful operation was carried out under the guidance of ACP Priya Damale (Kalwa Division), Senior Police Inspector Anil Shinde, Crime Inspector Sharad Kumbhar, and supported by the NDPS unit officers and staff of Mumbra Police Station.   Since January this year, Mumbra police’s NDPS unit has conducted 954 seizures and 58 raids, confiscating narcotics worth over 48 crore, significantly impacting drug trafficking activities in the area.

Collector, officials trapped in siege

Mumbai: In a major development, scores of government officials, including the Palghar Collector Dr. Indurani Jakhar, were trapped after thousands of angry tribals, farmers and activists laid siege to the Collectorate building here on Tuesday evening, the organisers said.

 

The long-march with over 50,000 participating started from different parts of the district on Monday and culminated after traversing around 70 kms at the Collectorate, where they were stopped by a huge posse of police.

 

“We requested permission to enter and stage our dharna inside the sprawling building compound, but they flatly refused. We had no option but to occupy the main road that links Palghar-Boisar, creating traffic jams. We have now blocked  all the entry and exit points, while the district officials announced the closure of the road indefinitely late in the evening,” All India Kisan Sabha President Dr. Ashok Dhawale told ‘The Perfect Voice’ from the venue.

 

Marking the biggest agitation in over a year, more than 50,000 trooped out on roads from various villages and hamlets across the district for various demands.

 

These include scrapping of the Wadhawan mega-port and Murbe port projects, restoration of the MNREGA, implementation of the Forest Rights Act and PESA, vesting of all ‘inaam’ and government lands in the name of the tillers, cancelling the Smart Meter Scheme, Repeal of new Labour Codes, drinking and irrigation water supply, plus others like enhanced facilities for education, health, employment, etc.

 

“We had already informed the authorities on the long march and we are hopeful that we shall be called for talks on Wednesday. We shall not budge from here till all our demands are conceded in writing and implemented within a time-frame,” said a grim Dr. Dhawale.

 

Spearheaded by the Communist Party of India (Marxist), it has the participation of  several fronts like AIKS, Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and Student’s Federation of India (SFI) and Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch (AARM).

 

The long march is being led by Dr. Dhawale along with AIDWA National General Secretary Mariam Dhawale, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Vijoo Krishnan, Central Committee member Dr Ajit Nawale, CITU State Secretary Vinod Nikole, two-term MLA from Dahanu Kiran Gahala and others.

 

A party spokesperson said that the long-march started from Charoti in Dahanu tehsil and en route, hundreds joined the crowds. After an overnight halt at Manor last night, it proceeded to the district Collectorate on (Tuesday) evening where the indefinite siege began.

 

“So far, everything is proceeding peacefully. There has been no violence or any coercive action from the police side. We are optimistic that our meeting on Wednesday will pass off successfully,” added Dr. Dhawale.

 

The long march saw major traffic snarls on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway, arterial roads in Palghar, Thane and beyond as people were stuck for hours as the vehicles moved at snail’s pace since Monday.


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