Mumbai Crime Branch arrests two for illegal sale of Nitrazepam tablets, seizes stock worth Rs 64.05 lakh

Mumbai Crime Branch arrests two; seizes Nitrazepam worth Rs 64 lakh (Pic/Special arrangement)

The Mumbai Crime Branch's Unit 6 has arrested two men for allegedly being involved in the illegal sale of nitrazepam tablets. As per the police officials, 21,000 tablets weighing 12.81 kg and valued at Rs 64.05 lakh were seized during the operation.

According to the Crime Branch, the action was taken on Wednesday, September 9, after Unit 6 received confidential information about the alleged illegal sale of the tablets.

Crime Branch laid a trap to apprehend the accused

Acting on the information, a Crime Branch team laid a trap on the southbound service road alongside the Sion-Panvel Highway, behind the Trombay Traffic Police Office in Trombay. The two men were subsequently apprehended, police said.

They also added, "The accused were allegedly carrying 21,000 nitrazepam tablets, weighing 12.81 kg and valued at Rs 64.05 lakh, for the purpose of selling them illegally."

During the investigation, police allegedly found that the two men were selling the tablets to customers for consumption and intoxication.

The Crime Branch said a case had previously been registered against the accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. A fresh case has now been registered against both men under Sections 8(c), 22(c), and 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985.

Two accused arrested

The arrested accused include a 44-year-old man from Shivajinagar in Govandi, Mumbai, and a 50-year-old man from Kausa in Mumbra, Thane district, according to the police.

The operation was conducted under the guidance of Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Anil Kumbhare, Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Krishnakant Upadhyay, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Detection-1) Navnath Dhawale, and Assistant Commissioner of Police (D East) Dharampal Bansode.

The Unit 6 team was led by Police Inspector Bharat Ghone, along with Police Inspector Sushant Sawant, Assistant Police Inspector Choudhary, API Mashere, API Desai, and other police personnel.