NCB crackdown intensifies: Mumbai emerges as major destination, 29 kg party drugs seized

In its crackdown on various contrabands in metro cities,  Narcotics Control Bureau has carried out synchronised operations in Mumbai and elsewhere and has me various seizures and arrests which are having ramifications on narcotics supply chain. 

NCB said it has been conducting regular raids on possible hideouts of drug traffickers, after identifying ir modus operandi and whereabouts. In all, eight persons have been arrested in four different operations and Mumbai’s Vasai, Andheri, and Juhu area are found to be major destinations for drugs.

Operation in Vasai

On basis of specific intel, a team of NCB h seized 1 kg of cocaine and 2 kg of P.C.P. (Phencyclidine) from one M Ahmed from Vasai, Palghar on October 12. During interrogation, Ahmed revealed that contrabands have been provided by one SK Saurabh for furr selling.

NCB team developed intelligence and on basis of manual intelligence and technical surveillance, apprehended S.K Saurabh next day from Vasai. sustained interrogation of accused resulted in furr recovery of 29.300 Kg of MDA from his shop/godown on October 14. Saurabh furr revealed that drugs belong to A Khanivekar and R Khanivekar.

Khanivekar has been apprehended and during interrogation, he revealed that his bror is accused in a DRI case of 483 Kgs of Ephedrine and is on bail. Before DRI raid, y h shifted contrabands to shop/godown of S.K Saurabh and he h taken out above-recovered contraband from that lot while shifting.

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Operation in Jammu

On Thursday, anti-drug ncy's Jammu Zonal Unit seized about 56.4 kg of Charas concealed in 55 packets at Ban Toll Plaza in Nagrota and arrested three persons, all residents of Delhi. A sum of Rs 1.91 lakh and an XUV 500 SUV, which was used to conceal and traffic contraband was also seized by NCB.

Charas was destined for Mumbai. In a combined operation between Ops Unit and Jammu Zonal Unit, prime suspect in case, Faruk Chandbhsah Shaikh, was apprehended from Mumbai-Pune Highway, along with one of his associate Kurban Ali. During furr interrogation, y revealed that y were also involved in one case of Mumbai, in which 6 Kg Charas was seized from ir or associates.

Operation in Andheri

In ar operation, NCB apprehended one Preep Rajaram Sahni with 70 Gms of Mephedrone from Mumbai's Andheri West. Preep h disclosed that he used to supply Mephedrone to various persons in wealthy Andheri and Juhu area. He was employed as a peon/runner with a film production company through a third party. furr distribution network of accused is being investigated.

Moreover, ncy nabbed a Nigerian national namely Uka Emeka 'Godwin' and recovered four grams of cocaine. seized drug originated from a South American country and drug trafficker is suspected to be delivering contraband in areas of Pali Hill, Bandra, Andheri, Juhu, and Khar. Furr investigations of forward links are underway.

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