NCB busts Goa-Mumbai 'buds' syndicates; heat on Bollywood stars

Even as the Narcotics Control Bureau NCB crackdowns on the drug syndicate linked with the Sushant Singh Rajput death case the apex narcotics agency trails another major syndicate operating from Goa accused of supplying curated marijuana buds to several Bollywood starsThe interrogation of drug trafficker Fayaz Ahmed associated with a luxury resort in Calangute Goa has revealed names of over a dozen Mumbai based film personalities who were being supplied buds highly placed sources in NCB told IANSThough after his arrest on September 2 Fayaz Ahmed turned out to be a COVID19 positive yet his thorough interrogation by NCB sleuths has unravelled the entire network and nexus of Bollywooddrug mafia Ahmed revealed that drugs were being transported by means of parcels through Foreign Post Office in New DelhiOne of the consignments was dispatched by one Dan Patel a resident of Modugno street Saint Laurent Canada Saint Laurent a borough of Montreal city in Canadas Quebec state is infamous for drug cartels and crime syndicates many having Indian connectionsIn his questioning Fayaz Ahmed has reportedly said that parcels containing curated marijuana were collected either from New Delhi or from a shop located in CalanguteAnjuna Road in Goa Once the consignment reached Ahmed the suppliers in Mumbai were contactedFor every one gram of buds Rs 5000 to Rs 6000 were chargedThe entire racket linked with Canadian drug syndicates was unearthed by Deputy Director operations of NCB KPS Malhotra who is also supervising the investigations into Sushant case in which actress Rhea Chakraborty brother Showik and Sushants manager Samuel Miranda has been arrestedTop sources in NCB said that over a dozen drug suppliers have been identified during interrogation of several drug traffickers and peddlers including Fayaz Ahmed Similarly key information has been extracted from drug supplier AbdelBasit Parihar who was procuring drugs from one Zaid Vilatra and delivering to Samuel Miranda The NCB is also trying to find any link between the syndicate associated with Parihar and that of Fayaz AhmedSources in NCB said that enough evidence has been gathered by NCB during interrogation of Basit Parihar his aides Abbas Lakhani and Karan Arora on supply of buds to leading Bollywood personalities Information on cocaine and other high quality drugs delivered to Bollywood personalities is also collectedThe NCB sleuths are gathering more evidence on drug cartels which could eventually result in a nationwide coordinated action against cartels hawala operators and key peddlers involved in supplying narcotic substances to some of the best known names in the film IndustryThe investigation into the drug connection in Sushant Singh Rajput death case so far reveals that besides supplying buds certain cocaine cartels active in Mumbai were also supplying high quality drugs Cocaine priced at Rs 5 crore per kilogram is a highly expensive party drug usually supplied to high end customers in metrosIn Sushant case the WhatsApp chats suggest that only buds which come quite cheap in comparison to cocaine were being delivered Meanwhile after the arrest of Showik and Samuel on Friday evening the noose is tightening in on some other key suspects who were close to Rhea ChakrabortyShowik and Samuels arrest came in after the duo was found to be involved in drug deals Their financial transactions and digital records were verified by the NCB and 12 other transactions were also unearthed before cracking on Showik Chakraborty sources in NCB saidKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever