Two MD drug peddlers held near school in Nagpur's Ganeshpeth; Rs 7.26 lakh seized

Nagpur: The NDPS cell of the crime branch raided a spot near a school in the Ganeshpeth area and arrested two MD drug peddlers. Goods worth Rs 7.26 lakh were recovered from them, including 7 grams of MD powder, three mobile phones, a scooter (Activa) and a car.

The accused are Shaikh Faizan Shaikh Aslam, a resident of Tajabad, and Abdul Anis. Police are searching for two of their associates.

Police learnt that the accused were coming to a school to sell MD. Acting on this, they raided the spot on Tuesday night. The accused were taken into custody and searched, and 7 grams of MD was recovered. Its value was put at Rs 71,000.

The accused told police that the drug was trafficked with the help of Aman Ingle, a resident of Rambagh, and Sandeep Kashyap.

Imamwada has been a centre of MD sales for some time.