Four arrested in Nagpur's Belatarodi with suspected MD drugs; Rs 16 lakh of goods seized

Police have taken action in Nagpur's Belatarodi area to curb the sale of narcotics. A suspicious Ertiga car was parked on the service road on Wardha Road, near the Bharat petrol pump and in front of the New Punjabi Dhaba. Police raided it and found four men inside.

According to police, a Belatarodi police team was on patrol in the Wardha Road area at about 9.30 am on Tuesday. During this, a white Ertiga car with the registration number CG-08-Y-5760 was seen parked in suspicious circumstances. Checking the car, police found Bhushan Ramesh Kursange, Nitesh Subhash Sahu, Mohit Gajanan Bhajipale and Saurabh Satish Lashkare.

A search of Bhushan Kursange yielded 18 grams of a powder resembling MD (mephedrone) from his trouser pocket. Its value was stated to be Rs 91,700. Police also seized four mobile phones and the Ertiga, which was used in drug transactions. The total value of the car, phones and narcotics seized is Rs 16,06,700. Police have arrested all four.

Police also said that five cases are already registered against Bhushan Kursange at the Belatarodi, Sonegaon and Kalamna police stations. Belatarodi police have registered a case in this matter under the NDPS Act. The search continues for the narcotics supply chain and others linked to it.