Maharashtra: Nagpur police seize MD valued at Rs 53 lakh, arrest two traffickers

Police in Nagpur have seized MD drug valued at over Rs 53 lakh and arrested two men from Rajasthan in connection with the seizure officials have said reported news agency PTIThe action was taken on Tuesday after the MIDC police received inputs that two persons were planning to sell MD commonly known as ecstasy near Sangam Road Wanadongri reported PTITwo men identified as Ramswaroop Bhairaram Bishnoi 24 and Hariram Jagdish Paliwal 31 both residents of Kalyanpur tehsil of Rajasthans Balotra district were then arrested from the spot police said reported PTIThe duo was carrying 533 grams of MD valued at over Rs 53 lakh an official saidA case has been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act he addedMephedrone worth Rs 726 lakh seized in Thane district one heldIn another case a 55yearold man has been arrested for alleged possession of mephedrone worth Rs 726 lakh in Maharashtras Thane district police said on Sunday reported PTIIsmail Mohammad Safhi Abbasi a native of Indore was caught with the contraband in Ulhasnagar on Friday afternoon an official said reported PTIA patrolling team from the Vitthalwadi police station spotted the accused moving around in a suspicious manner near the VTC Ground When he was questioned and searched 363 gm of MD powder was recovered from his possession he saidThe arrested accused has revealed that he had sourced the drug from one Harish who also hails from Indore and efforts are on to trace him the official said reported PTIWe are investigating the entire supply chain to identify where the drugs originated from and to whom they were to be sold the officer said adding that a case has been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances NDPS ActInterstate ganja smuggling gang busted in Thane 8 members held MCOCA invokedMeanwhile in a major crackdown on drug trafficking police in Thane district have busted a ganja smuggling gang operating across multiple states arresting eight of its 14 members and seizing Rs 85 lakh worth of the contraband officials said on ThursdayA countrymade pistol was also seized from the gang members who have been booked under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act MCOCA Deputy Commissioner of Police DCP Atul Zende saidTalking to reporters Zende informed the operation was carried out jointly by the Mahatma Phule police station and the Kalyan traffic police following a specific tipoff received in August about a suspect transporting drugs via the Waldhuni bridge area in Kalyan townThe arrests were made over multiple days recently said the police officerActing on the information teams led by senior Inspector Baliram Singh Pardeshi Mahatma Phule Police Station and his counterpart from the traffic department Milind Zogde laid a trap in the Waldhuni areaWith inputs from PTI