Indore Carrier Held with MD Drugs Worth ₹25.30 Lakh at Vadodara-Ahmedabad Expressway Toll Plaza
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Police intercepted an inter-state drug syndicate on the Vadodara-Ahmedabad Expressway, arresting an Indore resident carrying 843 grams of MD drugs valued at ₹25.30 lakh concealed inside a luxury passenger bus.
Ramol police mounted surveillance near the expressway toll plaza acting on a tip-off regarding a contraband courier arriving from Nadiad aboard a National Travels bus. Officers intercepted the vehicle and detained Rizwan alias Riju Mohammad Farooq Mansuri, a 24-year-old native of Chandan Nagar in Indore, who was seated behind the conductor's cabin.
A thorough search of his luggage yielded two distinct parcels. The first parcel contained 397.43 grams valued at ₹11.92 lakh, while the second held 446.18 grams valued at ₹13.38 lakh. Investigators seized the total contraband weighing 843.61 grams alongside a mobile phone, power bank, and charger, pushing the total seizure value to ₹25.36 lakh.
Encrypted Operations and Network Links
Encrypted Operations: The syndicate bypassed conventional cellular networks and mainstream messaging platforms, relying exclusively on the Zangi encrypted messaging application to coordinate logistics and evade law enforcement tracking.
Supply Chain and Delivery: Indore-based Shanu Pathak handed over the consignment to be delivered to an Ahmedabad contact named Riyazali, who was saved under the pseudonym 'Patel' on the application.
Meagre Commission: The arrested carrier stood to make a commission of just ₹6,000 for successfully executing the single transit run.
Police Action: Authorities have registered formal cases against both the sender and the intended recipient, launching a wider investigation to dismantle the supply chain operating between Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.
