The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted a drug-supplying racket where charas (cannabis) and an anticonvulsant drug, Lyrica, concealed in cricket bats were being sent to Qatar via courier. The gang was executing this with the help of an Andheri-based courier company.

Lyrica, which is banned in some countries, is used as a narcotic alternative by drug addicts. The NCB got a tip-off about the supply of drugs with the help of the courier company and apprehended four accused from Andheri, while the fifth and main accused was held from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport before he boarded a flight to Dubai. The accused have been identified as Jamshad Malik, 25, the mastermind, Kasiful Minhaj, 27, Zainuddin Abdula, 28, Alfie Manjot, 30, and Atul Rokade, 27.