Mumbai: NCB nabs man who was absconding for five years after drug bust

During the investigation, it was revealed that six people had been involved

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has apprehended one Ummer Sidhik Daigoli, who had been absconding since 2019 after a charas syndicate racket was busted by the authorities. Daigoli was arrested from Delhi when he was trying to flee to Bangkok on May 31.

"In May 2019, the NCB's Mumbai Zonal Unit seized 2.763 kg of charas and 83 strips of Pregabalin while raiding a hotel in Andheri. The charas and Pregabalin capsules were concealed in a cricket kit that was supposed to be sent to Qatar," said an NCB officer. According to the police, during the investigation, it was revealed that six people had been involved in this matter and while they apprehended five accused, the sixth - Daigoli - was absconding," said the officer.

The officer added, "We had established that Daigoli was involved in the racket and was in touch with the five other accused. One of them, Jamshad Mallick Kuppatil, revealed that he was working under his instructions. Mallick was asked to hand over the consignment of 3 kg of charas to another accused Muhammad Khashiful Minhaj. The consignment was a packet in a carrier and was supposed to be sent to Qatar and hence we had issued Daigoli several notices but he deliberately ignored all of them."

The NCB eventually issued a look-out circular against Daigoli. The police at the Delhi airport on May 31 alerted the authorities that Daigoli was trying to flee to Bangkok. A Mumbai police team went to Delhi and he was produced in the esplanade court on a transit remand.

2.763 kg
Amount of charas seized by NCB