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23 August 2024 at 4:29:04 pm

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A boatman rows his boat in the Hooghly river during sunset in Nadia on Sunday. Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar's daughter Sara during the wedding reception of fashion designer Eka Lakhani and producer Ravi Bhagchandka in Mumbai on Saturday. An elderly walks on a cloudy and rainy day in Amritsar on Sunday. A participant during the fashion show at the concluding ceremony of 'Craft Bazaar and Spectrum 2026' at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) campus in Patna on Saturday. Cyclists...

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A boatman rows his boat in the Hooghly river during sunset in Nadia on Sunday. Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar's daughter Sara during the wedding reception of fashion designer Eka Lakhani and producer Ravi Bhagchandka in Mumbai on Saturday. An elderly walks on a cloudy and rainy day in Amritsar on Sunday. A participant during the fashion show at the concluding ceremony of 'Craft Bazaar and Spectrum 2026' at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) campus in Patna on Saturday. Cyclists participate in the HCL Cyclothon, a 55-km competitive cycling event organised by HCL Corporation, in Greater Noida, on Sunday.

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.


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