Cops seize drugs worth ₹10k; 2 held

  • | Friday | 13th October, 2023

Nashik: The Azadnagar police in Malegaon arrested two men and seized different sedative medicines worth over Rs 10,000 from them.The suspects have been identified as Ibrahim Shah Akbar Shah (45), a rickshaw driver from Surat, and Arif Khan Bashir Khan (42) of Malegaon.Around 2pm on Wednesday, the police, based on a tip off, frisked the two men in the Nehru Chowk area of Malegaon and found different boxes of sedatives in their possession.The Azadnagar police registered a complaint against them under sections 22 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, and IPC sections 328 and 276.The police said the accused were found carrying the psychotropic drugs without a purchase bill or doctors prescription. The police said the men were found carrying the drugs with an aim to sell them for profit.We also published the following articles recentlyDelhi Police arrests 3 Africans; drug worth over Rs 40 crore seizedThree individuals from Africa suspected to be part of an international drug syndicate were arrested by Delhi Police. They were found living in Delhi without proper documentation. The police seized a significant amount of drugs, including methaqualone and heroin, worth over Rs 40 crore. Counterfeit visas and passports were also discovered. This is not the first arrest involving African nationals, as last year, six individuals from Tanzania and Uganda were apprehended in Pune on drug-related charges.Mumbai Police busts major MDMA (ecstasy) manufacturing unit in Nashik; seizes drugs worth rs 267 croreThe Saki Naka police raided a drugs manufacturing unit in Nashiks Shinde Gaon and seized 133kg of MDMA (Ecstasy) worth Rs 267 crores. The raid was conducted after the arrest of Jeeshan Shaikh, who tipped off about the unit. The police have arrested a total of 12 individuals and seized a total of 151kg of MDMA worth Rs 300 crore. The drug manufacturing unit is allegedly owned by the brother of drug mafia Lalit Patil, who escaped from a hospital after being arrested by the Pune police.Firecrackers burst during screening of Shah Rukh Khan starrer movie in MalegaonUnidentified individuals set off firecrackers during a screening of a Shah Rukh Khan film in Malegaon, Maharashtra. The police detained one person found with firecrackers, but others entered the cinema hall after the police left and continued the disturbance. The chaos led to the cancellation of the show, with the audience dispersing. Similar incidents have occurred in Malegaon in the past, leading to increased security measures at cinema halls. However, there have been no recent incidents until this one.

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