Rhea-Showik's drug nexus OUT; 'Tried to sell 3x potent buds at football club in Bandra'

Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Friday conducted raids at residence of Rhea Chakraborty and her bror Showik, in connection with drug trafficking probe linked to case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death. NCB has arrested two people in this probe till w - Abdul Basit Parihar and Zaid Vilatra, both of m allegedly supplied drugs to Showik.

Showik met Basit at football club in Bandra

Top sources have told Republic Media Network that Showik met Basit Parihar at a football club in Bandra and y soon became friends. Basit introduced him to Kaizan Ibraham, who is also been apprehended by NCB for questioning. Ibraham works as a PR executive in a restaurant, sources said. 

According to sources, Basit regularly visited Chakrabortys and ir friendship evolved over a period of time. Abdul Basit was in touch with a prominent drug peddler named Sohail and sources said that he was one who provided buds. Showik took Basit to parties and established his contacts whereas Kaizan supplied drugs to friends through Showik contacts. 

Sources also said that y tried to sell buds at football club where youngsters would come to play. y said that Showik, Basit, Zaid, Kaizan, Karan and Abbas were dealing with curated marijuana or bud. y had purchased buds and sold it off at a profit margin of five times. A local weed has 7% to 10% THC (Tetrahydrocannabil) but buds have 28% to 35% THC which makes it very potent and lethal, sources said. 

 NCB is trying to locate Sohail, y said.  NCB is focusing on criminal conspiracy angle in this case and Showik & Rhea both are being examined by  federal anti-narcotics ncy.

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Meanwhile, NCB has summoned both Showik Chakraborty and Samuel Miranda to join  investigation after searching ir houses. NCB also searched Rhea Chakraborty's car in parking area, mobile and her laptop, sources said.

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Case registered against Rhea under NDPS Act

NCB had last week registered a case against actor Rhea Chakraborty and ors in connection with Rajput's death case under various sections of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, including Section 27, which specifies punishment for consumption of any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance and Section 29, which provides for punishment in case of abetment and criminal conspiracy.

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NCB launched an investigation after it received official communication from Enforcement Directorate (ED), in which re were various chats related to drug consumption, procurement, us and transportation in connection with Sushant Singh Rajput case.

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