'Raid on Mumbai cruise meant to divert attention from Mundra port drugs haul'

The Congress on Sunday alleged that the raid conducted by the Narcotics Control Bureau NCB on a cruise ship in Mumbai and subsequent action against some persons was an attempt to deflect attention from the real issue of the drugs seizure at Mundra port in GujaratThe party also demanded a Supreme Courtmonitored probe into the drugs haul at the portLast month the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence DRI had seized 298821 kg heroin likely worth Rs 21000 crore in the global market from two containers at the Adanioperated Mundra port in Gujarats Kutch districtOn Sunday the NCB detained Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khans son Aryan Khan and seven others after raiding a Goabound cruise ship in Mumbai and recovering drugs from themThere is a news that a Bollywood actors son has been arrested Where did this drug come from The NCB has come out and all of sudden saying that it has caught drugs from a cruise ship Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed told reportersThey are deflecting attention from the real issue The real issue is Mundra port the drug cartels in the country and drugs that is smuggled from Afghanisthan she allegedThey NCB catch some people here and there so that media will show that case that will divert the attention But I want you all to write about Mundra port why it is not investigated Why it is not investigated What is happening there Why is it ignored she askedHad the drugs not come from there port there would not have been any party happening on the cruise ship she claimedSeeking an SCmonitored investigation into the drug seizure at Mundra port the Congress spokesperson said that drugs are smuggled into India from Afghanisthan which will fund terrorist organisations separatist groups and eventually create political instability in the countryShe also questioned the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the drug seizure at Mundra port which has happened in their home stateGujarat is becoming a hub of drugs smuggling Mohamed said and expressed apprehensions that privatisation of ports would lead to such activitiesThe Maharashtra Congress welcomed the raid on the rave party on board the cruise ship but expressed doubt if it was done to suppress the Mundra port drugs seizureIt is good if the government stops peddling of drugs and their consumption in the state We welcome it But at the same time it has to be noted that there has been no action or discussion on the seizure of drugs worth Rs 21000 crore at the Mundra port in Gujarat There is room for doubt if such raids are being conducted to shift focus fro the last months seizure state Congress spokesperson Atul Londhe saidHe sought to know what action was being taken in the Mundra port seizure caseWhat are the agencies doing to stop drug trafficking from the international borders Londhe askedBJP leader Devendra Fadnavis said he has learnt from the media about the NCB action in the sea and he would comment on it as further information about the raid is awaitedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever