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Mumbai: Drugs worth Rs 5 crore seized by NCB in one week; 3 apprehended

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) confiscated illegal drugs worth Rs 5 crore. The nodal agency has arrested three people in the past one week.

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Updated Aug 9, 2022, 19:21 IST

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Mumbai: In a major crackdown against drugs menace, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) confiscated illegal drugs worth Rs 5 crore. The nodal agency has arrested three people in the past one week. The seized contraband includes 4.9 kg of Methaqualone, 870 gm of high-grade Bud, 88 kg of good quality ganja apart from two vehicles, The Indian Express reported.

The operation was carried out under the guidance of Amit Ghawate, zonal director, NCB, Mumbai. An official said that 870 grams of hydroponic weed was seized on August 2 from a courier parcel in a post office in Mumbai. The parcel was sent from US to a Nagpur-based receiver.

In the second operation, 4.9 kg Methaqualone was seized from a DHL Express courier parcel in Mumbai on August 5 which was addressed to New Zealand. The parcel was booked from Nagpur. The NCB further said that an inter-state drug trafficking syndicate was busted on the night of August 7 in Karjat, Raigad district, near the expressway, The Indian Express report further elaborated.

Sources had indicated possible transportation of bulk quantity drug across the states by an active drug syndicate in the region. The intelligence network was immediately activated which resulted in identification of the vehicle in which the contraband was being transported.

A total of 88 kg high quality ganja was recovered from false cavities created inside the vehicle. The consignment was sourced from Andhra Pradesh and was meant for distribution to the local peddlers based in Mumbai and sub-urban areas.

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