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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Man, son on the run in several cheating cases held from Kerala
A father-son duo on the run after being named in several fraud cases has been arrested, a Mumbai police official said on Thursday. The Kasturba Marg police station official identified them as Mihir Jethwa and his father Ashok Jethwa. "Both were absconding for the past two years after several cheating cases were registered against them. They were arrested from Ernakulam in Kerala. They allegedly defrauded several persons of crores of rupees by promising lucrative investment returns and affordable housing. Their firm had launched multiple building projects at different locations," the official said.
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Hydroponic weed valued at Rs 25 crore seized at Mumbai Airport in 8 cases
The Mumbai Customs has seized hydroponic weed or marijuana valued at over Rs 25 crore and gold and foreign currency valued at nearly Rs 92 lakh in multiple cases at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, an official said on Thursday. The action was taken by the Airport Commissionarate of the Mumbai Customs between November 25 and December 3. A total of 25.4 kg of suspected hydroponic weed valued at Rs 25.47 crore in the illicit market was recovered in eight separate cases from passengers who had arrived from Bangkok, said the official.