Mumbai Police seize drugs worth over Rs 13 crore; five held

Mumbai Police have seized drugs worth over Rs 13 crore in south Mumbai after arresting five persons in connection with the matter, an official said on Sunday, reported the PTI.

In March this year, police arrested one of the accused with MD worth Rs 4.5 lakh. During interrogation, he shared the details of the other accused, the official said.
MD, also known as ecstasy, has high potential for abuse, according to the PTI.

Personnel from the Anti-Narcotic Cell of Zone 6, RCF police and Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) recently raided a premises in south Mumbai and recovered 6.6 kg of MD, valued at Rs 13 crore, said the official, the news agency reported on Sunday.

Four of the five persons arrested in connection with the haul are from Mumbai, and the other is a resident of Navi Mumbai, said the official from the RCF police station.

A case has been registered against the accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and further investigation is underway, he added.

Drugs worth over Rs 6 crore seized from house in Mumbai`s  Govandi; one held

In an another major seizure by the Mumbai Police, earlier this week, the police had said that it seized various narcotic drugs collectively worth more than Rs 6 crore from a house in Govandi area of Mumbai, and arrested one person in connection with the matter.

According to the police, the seizure of drugs was made on Tuesday night by a team of police officials.

Following the seizure, a 23-year-old accused was arrested by the police.

He has been identified as Salman Shaikh, an official said.

“Based on a tip-off, the police conducted a raid at Shaikh`s house. During the operation, three kilograms of mephedrone or MD drug worth Rs 6 crore, 12 kilograms of ganja valued at Rs 2.40 lakh, 36 bottles of codeine phosphate (Corex) of Rs 18,000 and Rs 1.30 lakh cash – collectively worth Rs 6,03, 88,000, were recovered from there,” the official of Shivaji Nagar police station said, according to the PTI.

The suspect was arrested under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, he said.

The police are trying to find out from where he sourced all these drugs, he said, adding that further investigations were underway.

(with PTI inputs)

This article first appeared on Mid Day