During early-morning raids in Hingoli, a police team recovered gutkha valued at Rs 14.67 lakh from three vehicles and booked two persons under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Food Safety and Standards Act, an official said
The team also raided a godown in the Itwara area of Nanded city, and found contraband worth Rs 58.26 lakh. Representational Pic
The Nanded Police in Maharashtra seized banned gutkha worth Rs 72.93 lakh from vehicles and godowns across the district and nearby Hingoli on Monday as part of a crackdown on illegal tobacco products.
During early-morning raids in Hingoli, a police team recovered gutkha valued at Rs 14.67 lakh from three vehicles and booked two persons under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Food Safety and Standards Act, an official said, reported news agency PTI.
The team also raided a godown in the Itwara area of Nanded city, and found contraband worth Rs 58.26 lakh, and apprehended two more accused, he added.
Mephedrone worth Rs 27.21 crore seized in Thane district; interstate racket busted
Mumbra police seized mephedrone worth Rs 27.21 crore after busting an interstate drug-peddling racket, which officials on Monday said is the largest drug haul at the police station level under the Thane Police Commissionerate.
Following a tip-off, the NDPS squad of Mumbra police station set up a trap near a hospital and arrested Basu Umardin Sayed, recovering 23.5 grams of mephedrone from him, according to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone I) Subhash Burse, reported news agency PTI.
“Our probe revealed a direct supply chain stretching from Madhya Pradesh to Thane. Sayed’s interrogation led police to suppliers Ram Singh Amar Singh Gujjar (40) and Kailash Shambhulalji Balai (36), both residents of Madhya Pradesh,” the DCP said, reported news agency PTI.
He added that 3.51 kilograms of mephedrone worth Rs 7.30 crore were seized from Gujjar and Balai.
Subsequently, a team from Mumbra police station travelled to Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh and arrested two more suppliers, identified as Manohar Lal Ranglal Gujjar and Riyazmohammad Sultanmohammad Mansuri alias Raju, the official said.
“We recovered 9.95 kilograms of mephedrone worth Rs 19.91 crore from Manohar Lal and Raju. The total haul stands at 13.629 kilograms valued at Rs 27.21 crore. This is the highest seizure at the police station level under the Thane Police Commissionerate and a notable achievement for Mumbra police station,” he added.
All five accused are history-sheeters with prior cases registered against them under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the Indian Penal Code, and the Arms Act, the DCP said.
According to police data, the NDPS squad of Mumbra police station has seized narcotics worth Rs 48.50 crore in 954 operations since January 2024.
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