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21 August 2024 at 10:20:16 am

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People take part in an awareness rally on the World No Tobacco day in Kolkata on Sunday. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo performs rituals during the Baan Maas Mela at Sun Temple in Anantnag on Sunday. Newly recruited Agniveers with their family members during the passing-out parade at the Bihar Regiment Centre in Danapur, Patna, on Sunday. The moon rises in the evening sky behind the equestrian statue of legendary Czech warrior Jan Zizka at the Vitkov National Memorial the...

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People take part in an awareness rally on the World No Tobacco day in Kolkata on Sunday. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo performs rituals during the Baan Maas Mela at Sun Temple in Anantnag on Sunday. Newly recruited Agniveers with their family members during the passing-out parade at the Bihar Regiment Centre in Danapur, Patna, on Sunday. The moon rises in the evening sky behind the equestrian statue of legendary Czech warrior Jan Zizka at the Vitkov National Memorial the evening before the full moon on Saturday. Devotees gather at Har Ki Pauri Ghat to offer prayers on the Adhik Jyeshtha Purnima festival in Haridwar 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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