Palghar: In significant bust anti-narcotics operation, the Navghar Police have seized a total of 1,706 grams of illegal drugs, including Mephedrone (MD) and Ganja, worth ₹3.54 lakh from Bhayandar (East). Police has arrested three accused in this connection with the case. As per the police official a team from Navghar Police Station conducted a raid near Vinisha Hotel Lane, behind a tin shed on BP Road, Bhayandar (East) on November 4.
In a recent raid, Gulzar Mubarak Khan (27), Gaurav Sambhaji Suryavanshi (27), and Rashid Rahmadulla Ansari (26) were arrested for possessing 1,640 grams of Ganja, worth ₹24,600, intended for illegal sale. The accused confessed that the drugs were supplied by an individual known only as Munna, whose identity remains unknown. Police have registered a case under sections 8(c), 20(b)(ii), and 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985.
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According to FPJ, On November 5, all three suspects were arrested and produced before the court Police custody was granted until November 7. A house search of prime accused Khan during the custodial interrogation led to the recovery of 66 grams of Mephedrone (MD) worth ₹3,30,000.Investigation is ongoing to trace the drug supply network and identify the absconding supplier.