Mumbai ANC seizes heroin worth Rs 1.38 crore in Borivali, one arrested
The Anti-Narcotics Cell arrested a man with 691 grams of heroin valued at Rs 1,38,20,000 during a patrol in Khodiyar Nagar, Borivali (East).
The Mumbai Police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) has arrested one person and seized heroin worth Rs 1.38 crore in Mumbai. It is being described as one of the major actions of the past few days. The accused has been booked under the NDPS Act, and the investigation is continuing.
The ANC has stepped up its campaign against drugs in Mumbai. Acting on secret information, the cell has raided several places. The latest action was taken during a patrol.
A team of the ANC's Kandivali unit was on patrol in Khodiyar Nagar in the Borivali (East) area when it came across a man moving about in a suspicious manner. Police stopped and searched him, and recovered 691 grams of high-quality heroin from his sack bag.
According to police, the 691 grams of heroin is valued at Rs 1,38,20,000, or Rs 1 crore 38 lakh 20 thousand, in the international market. Given the seriousness of the seizure, a case has been registered against the accused under very stringent sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act).
The action was carried out under the guidance of Deputy Commissioner of Police (ANC) Purnima Chougule-Shringi and Assistant Commissioner of Police Sudhir Hirdekar. It was executed by a team led by Senior Police Inspector Rahul Lokhande and Sub-Inspector Nikhil Shelke.
Police are now investigating the case further. In particular, they are trying to establish whom the accused was going to supply the consignment to in Mumbai.
