NCB widens crackdown on drug nexus, raids six locations in Mumbai and Goa

In latest development, sources have informed Republic Media Network that Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) conducted multiple raids, depending on information gared during interrogation of alleged drug peddler Anuj Keswani, at six different locations in Mumbai and Goa on Saturday. 

raids come as NCB intensifies crackdown on drug nexus and its links to Bollywood that has surfaced from Sushant Singh Rajput death probe.     

As per sources, in Mumbai, NCB is conducting raids in city's Sourn and Western suburbs and teams have detained two.

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NCB's huge bust Delhi

In a massive operation, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted an international gang of narco smugglers and arrested seven persons with huge quantities of drugs being smuggled in parcels sent from South Africa in Delhi, officials said on Friday. In anor operation, agency has arrested a former Navy personnel, R Yav, with two kilograms of premium quality charas known as 'malana cream', y said. crackdown was a result of two sustained operations by an NCB team comprising Assistant Director Kuldeep Sharma, Superintendent Dhanajay Some and Investigation Officers Rajeev Sehrawat, R K Maurya, Chetan and Anand, between September 1 and September 9 this year, officials said.

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In international module smuggling drugs from South Africa, agency has shared intelligence with authorities in that country for furr action as mastermind of gang is believed to be staying re, y said. NCB arrested seven persons (two foreigners, including one from Myanmar) of South African module of narco-smugglers during its operation between September 1 and 4 with 2 kg of heroine, y said.

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Rhea Chakraborty's bail plea rejected

Rhea Chakraborty's bail plea was rejected by Mumbai sessions court on Friday. court also rejected bail plea of ors who were arrested in NCB probe investigating drug nexus connected to death of Sushant Singh Rajput including Showik, Miranda, Zaid, Basit and Dipesh. Rhea's vocate Satish Maneshinde has said that y will move Bombay High Court next week to seek bail. Speaking with Republic TV over developments, senior lawyer Swapnil Kothari has said that he is not surprised on verdict.

NCB has charged Rhea under Sections 8(c), 20(b)(ii), 22, 27A, 28, and 29 of NDPS Act, 1985 after confronting her with her bror and co-accused Showik, Sushant's house manager Samuel Miranda and Sushant's staff Dipesh Sawant. During course of interrogation, sources said, she revealed that she procured drugs but alleged that she did it for Sushant Singh.

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