Nagpur, 15 May
(HS): Nagpur Police achieved a breakthrough in an inter-state narcotic drugs
trafficking racket, with seizure of 474 gm of Mephedrone (MD) worth Rs 47.40
lakh. The Crime Branch also arrested two persons in this connection.
The action was taken at a residential area in the Dighori area of the city. The flat number 202 in
Anand Sai is believed to be the residence of a key accused, Dhreeraj Shyam Malik
(31). Dheeraj, a resident of the Sweeper Colony near Gangabai Ghat in Mahal, was
staying at the flat in Dighori. Another accused in the case was named as
Shuibham Parasram Pendor (26), a resident of Shivaji Nagar near Gangabai Ghat. Pendar
was working as a supplier and distributor of MD for over two months.
Besides the
narcotics, police also seized a Nexon car (MH 40, CH 2477), an Activa
Scooterette without a number plate, and two mobile phones.
According to
police, the MD was brought from Rajasthan via Ujjain. Police suspect that the
drug might have been smuggled from Pakistan into Rajasthan.
Police have
identified two accused in the Wanted record, Arpit Shukracharya Uke (27), and
Jilani from Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Uke played a key role in bringing Malik from
Ujjain to Nagpur for the drug racket operations.
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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar
