NCB busts international drug trafficking module, arrests 8
   Date :23-Sep-2020

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NEW DELHI ;
 
IN A continuous operation from September 1 to September 16, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted an international module of drug trafficking and arrested eight including the handler of the syndicate in India, while seizing around 8 kilograms of heroin, 455 grams of cocaine and 1.1 kilograms of marijuana. According to a statement issued by the NCB, the entre India based module of the syndicate has busted. “Initially one parcel containing 970 grams of heroin was seized in Delhi on September 1, and in the continued operation, on the basis of digital footprints and digital forensic analysis, Intelligence was developed that more such international parcels were destined for India,” said the release.
 
It said these parcels belonged to the same syndicate, which was operating via modus operandi of using fake and illegally arranged identity cards (IDs). “The mastermind of the syndicate is based abroad, who created multiple layers to evade detection. The kingpin (handler in India) of this Indo-Nigerian drug syndicate Frank @ Peter was operating the entire syndicate from his rented flat at Noida. The consignor of these parcels is based in South Africa,” the release stated.
 
Mumbai Police haul drugs worth Rs 14 lakh, lyricist nabbed
 
MUMBAI,
 
Sept 22 (IANS)
 
THE Mumbai Police have seized banned drugs like marijuana and Mephedrone worth Rs 14,20,000 and nabbed two persons, including a lyricist, in the last 24 hours, an official said here on Tuesday. While on lookout for drug peddlers in Powai, a team of the Anti-Narcotics Cell, Bandra Unit, on Monday afternoon accosted a suspicious person from near the Shankar Temple bus stop. He was carrying a nylon bag in his hand and a search revealed 21 kg of marijuana worth around Rs 4.20 lakh. The accused was identified as Chandali Bashir A Ansari, 45, a resident of Haveli in Pune, and has been arrested, said the official. Continuing its swoop, another team of ANC sleuths intercepted a person from a bus stop near the Mithibai College in Vile Parle West on Tuesday afternoon.