17 August,2023 04:01 PM IST | Mumbai | Asif Rizvi
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Mumbai Police on Thursday said that it was successful in busting an interstate drug racket after receiving an initial information about a group of people who were to reach Mumbai as part of sale and purchase of drugs.
According to the Mumbai Police, the officials of the Mumbai Crime Branch's Unit 6 had got a tip off that some people were to come to Mumbai with drugs, the officials of the unit 6 and the Mumbai Crime Branch began working on the tip off and laid a trap at Mulund check naka.
"Multiple teams of unit 6 of crime branch and other Mumbai Crime Branch units were formed that were deputed at different locations around Mulund check naka. The officials spotted two suspicious cars in which around 8 people including a woman were travelling," an official said.
The police apprehended, the people in travelling in the cars and initially detained them. Checks were conducted on them that resulted in recovery of drugs.
Further investigations reveled that in Chembur, the money they allegedly earned from the sale of drugs was kept in a house, an official said.
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A team of police officials reached the spot and made a recovery of the alleged drug money and further learnt that one of their aide resided in Kurla area of Mumbai.
A team of police officials rushed to his house and allegedly made a recovery of drugs from his house, he have been placed under arrest. The police also seized a two-wheeler belonging to him for further investigations, the police said.
"In the entire operation the officials of the Mumbai Crime Branch have made a seizure of MD drugs weighing 350.23 grams worth over Rs 70.04 lakh and 45 grams of Charas valuing over Rs 1.35 lakh. The total amount of the seizure values to over Rs 71.39 lakh," the official said.
He further said that the vehicles and 10 mobile phones allegedly belonging to the accused have also been seized by the police for further investigations in the case.
The police said that in the matter a total number of nine accused were arrested, they have been booked under relevant sections. Investigations have so far reveled that some of the accused have previous cases registered against them in Mumbai and Thane. So far, their involvement in atleast 13 previous cases have come to light, further investigations in the matter are being done, an official said.
