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Surat: Drugs worth around Rs 1.5 crore were seized from two different places in Surat, Gujarat on Saturday. Police said the drug ‘Mephedrone’ was seized from two places in Surat city. In addition, five people have also been arrested. The accused are being interrogated. Information is being obtained about his gang.
The police were successful during the patrol.
Police said that during patrolling, Surat City Crime Branch personnel recovered 974 grams of mephedrone from two persons named Tamir Shaikh (20) and Sahid Diwan (19), who were riding bicycles on Hazira Road. -Sayan. Its estimated price is one crore rupees. Police said both accused tried to escape and hid in a field, but were captured after a search operation that lasted about six hours.
The drugs were purchased in Mumbai.
In a related case, 554 grams of mephedrone worth Rs 55 lakh were seized and three more people were arrested. I had bought this medicine in Mumbai. The officer identified the three as Irfakhan Pathan, Mohammad Rafiq and Asfaq Qureshi. Police said a case has been registered against the five and an investigation is underway to unearth the smuggling racket.
Drugs worth crores recovered from Porbandar
Earlier, in a joint operation by the agencies on Friday, around 700 kg of narcotics were seized in Indian waters off the coast of Gujarat around Porbandar and eight foreign nationals claiming to be Iranians were arrested. This operation was carried out jointly by NCB, Navy and Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Gujarat Police. According to NCB officials, the value of the seized methamphetamine, which is a synthetic recreational drug, could range between Rs 2,500 and Rs 3,500 crore in the international market.
We report that so far this year, some 3,400 kg of various drugs and psychotropic substances have been seized, so far 11 Iranian citizens and 14 Pakistanis have been arrested in three cases.
