Couple with toddler held for possessing charas worth Rs 6 lakh

  • | Sunday | 23rd September, 2018

Thane: The Thane anti-narcotics cell arrested a couple in possession of 3 kg of charas worth Rs 6 lakh from the service road near Cadbury junction.Salman Shaikh and Minhaj Shaikh, residents of Kurla, were reportedly spotted moving suspiciously on the service road next to Cadbury junction, said a police officer.The sleuths received a tip-off that the two were carrying some contraband with them and intercepted them. The couple also had a toddler with them, added the cop.“Upon carrying out the search, the police found that they had a consignment that emitted a pungent odour,” said a senior officer.The duo was detained and upon interrogating them they confessed that they were just carriers “We are in the process of interrogating the accused and trying to determine who supplies the contraband as there are several links,” added the officer.The duo was produced in court and remanded to police custody for further investigation.An offence has been registered at Vartak Nagar police station under Section 8-C, 20 (illegally possessing psychotropic drug) and 22 (seizure of narcotic drug) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.

Thane: The Thane anti-narcotics cell arrested a couple in possession of 3 kg of charas worth Rs 6 lakh from the service road near Cadbury junction.Salman Shaikh and Minhaj Shaikh, residents of Kurla, were reportedly spotted moving suspiciously on the service road next to Cadbury junction, said a police officer.The sleuths received a tip-off that the two were carrying some contraband with them and intercepted them. The couple also had a toddler with them, added the cop.“Upon carrying out the search, the police found that they had a consignment that emitted a pungent odour,” said a senior officer.The duo was detained and upon interrogating them they confessed that they were just carriers “We are in the process of interrogating the accused and trying to determine who supplies the contraband as there are several links,” added the officer.The duo was produced in court and remanded to police custody for further investigation.An offence has been registered at Vartak Nagar police station under Section 8-C, 20 (illegally possessing psychotropic drug) and 22 (seizure of narcotic drug) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.

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