Police uncovered a drug distribution network operating from a scrap shop in Sector 28, Nerul. Accused allegedly stored narcotics in nearby huts and transported small packets for sale at Rs 200 each before being caught red-handed during the raid
The hutment that was raided. Pics/By Special Arrangement
Nerul police have arrested seven persons and a minor for running a drug trafficking racket under the cover of a scrap business in Sector 28, near the railway tracks at Nerul. The action was taken under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act following a tip-off about drug sales from a scrap shop. The investigation is ongoing.
What was seized
Small drug packets containing heroin and ganja were seized during the raid on Thursday
How the racket operated
Scrap shop located near railway tracks
Drugs stored in nearby huts
Packets prepared and sold for Rs 200 each
Orders passed to relatives in adjoining huts
Packets transported to the scrap shop for delivery
Police said the accused were caught red-handed during the raid
The raid
Nerul police personnel conduct a raid at a scrap shop and adjoining huts near the railway tracks in Sector 28.
Date: Thursday
Time: Around 12.30 pm
Team: 4 officers and 15 personnel (male and female)
Location: Scrap shop and residence near Nerul railway line
A case has been registered at the Nerul police station under the relevant provisions of the NDPS Act.
The seven accused and a minor in police custody after the NDPS crackdown
Arrested
>> Rakesh Sachin Waghri
>> Rajendra Bhima Kale
>> Anita Sanjay Pawar
>> Raju Babu Rathod
>> Shivraj Laxman Pawar
>> Kamalabai Babu Rathod
>> Suman Raju Rathod
All are residents of a hutment near the public bridge adjoining Nerul railway station.
>> Police said the main accused, Raju Rathod, has previously been booked in cheating and fraud cases
>> Police are searching for two more accused, identified as Vishal and Ganga Kale
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