India News | Mumbai: Kingpin of Major Drug Racket Held by NCB in Ahmednagar
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The kingpin of a major drug syndicate that was busted in south Mumbai in June this year with the seizure of mephedrone worth Rs 50 crore has been arrested in Ahmednagar district in an operation carried out by the Narcotics Control Bureau, an official said on Friday.
Mumbai, Jul 7 (PTI) The kingpin of a major drug syndicate that was busted in south Mumbai in June this year with the seizure of mephedrone worth Rs 50 crore has been arrested in Ahmednagar district in an operation carried out by the Narcotics Control Bureau, an official said on Friday.
Two of his associates have also been held by the NCB team that laid a trap in the intervening night of Thursday and Friday at Hivargaon-Pawasa toll plaza, some 255 kilometres from here, based on a specific input, the official said.
On June 9, the NCP had seized 20 kilograms of mephedrone worth Rs 50 crore from Dongri in south Mumbai and had arrested three persons, he said.
"Our probe zeroed in on the kingpin of this syndicate, who has been held from Ahmednagar along with two of his associates. They have been identified as Faisal S, Azim B and Irfan F. We had received specific input about their movement in Nashik and Pune area," he said.
Kingpin Faisal S, along with his associate Azim B, have allegedly been trafficking drugs for the past 10 years, he said.
They have also run the syndicate while in jail in connection with Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the official said.
"They have spread their network in Mumbai and adjoining areas. We have found details of several bank accounts, properties and have frozen transactions worth several crore rupees," the official informed.PTI DC
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