Maharashtra: Hashish worth Rs 1.1 cr seized in Thane district; one held

A 29yearold man has been arrested for alleged possession of more than 1 kg of hashish worth Rs 11 crore in Maharashtras Thane district police said on Saturday reported news agency PTIActing on a tipoff the antinarcotics squad laid a trap on the ShilphataMumbra Road on September 14 and intercepted the accused Masud Badbuddin Ainarkar senior inspector Rahul Maske said reported PTIHe said Ainarkar a native of Ratnagiri was found with the contraband allegedly meant for sale reported PTIA case was registered against the accused under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and he has been remanded in police custody till September 23 he saidPreliminary investigations suggest that the hashish may have been smuggled from abroad The accused is being interrogated to determine the source and intended distribution network the official added reported PTIPassenger held with methaqualone worth Rs 261 cr at Pune airportIn another case the Customs department has arrested a passenger for alleged possession of methaqualone worth Rs 261 crore at the international airport in Pune an official said on Friday reported PTIThe passenger who had travelled on an Air India Express flight from Bangkok Thailand was caught on Friday the official saidWe received intel about a passenger in possession of drugs We intercepted him and found a crystallike substance in his checkedin baggage A field test confirmed that it was methaqualone worth Rs 261 crore in the illicit market said a senior officer from the customs department reported PTIThe accused has been arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances NDPS Act he saidOne more arrested in Rs 752 lakh mephedrone seizure case in ThaneMeanwhile police in Maharashtras Thane district have arrested one more person in connection with the seizure of mephedrone worth Rs 752 lakh smuggled through the RajasthanMadhya Pradesh border an official said on Friday reported PTIThe crime branch arrested the accused Kuldeepsingh Parihar on September 12 from the Kalwa area and a search has been launched for his absconding associate the official said reported PTISenior inspector Sachin Gaikwad said the crime branch had seized 5015 gm of mephedrone from a car at the Kharigaon toll naka on September 9 and arrested the driver Sureshsingh Gangasingh Tanwar 35 who hailed from Ratlam in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh reported PTIA case under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances NDPS Act was registered and during interrogation Tanwar revealed that he had smuggled the contraband with the help of his associates Kuldeepsingh Parihar and Abhishek Jaiswal he saidThe official said that the narcotics were transported across the RajasthanMadhya Pradesh border for illegal trade and sale in MaharashtraWith inputs from PTI