Ahmedabad Police arrest Rajasthan man with drugs worth ₹4.69 lakh
Updated: Nov 25th, 2024
In its drive against drug trafficking, the Zone-7 Local Crime Branch (LCB) of Ahmedabad Police apprehended a Rajasthan resident in possession of Mephedrone (MD) worth ₹4.69 lakh. The accused, identified as Naresh Bishnoi (24), was caught during a targeted operation in the Vasna area on Sunday.
Acting on a tip-off about drugs being transported into the city, the LCB team laid a trap and intercepted Bishnoi, who was found carrying 46.94 grams of Mephedrone. The contraband, along with a mobile phone valued at ₹5,000, brought the total worth of the seized items to ₹4.74 lakh.
A case has been registered against Bishnoi under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at Vasna police station. Police officials revealed that the accused had allegedly brought the contraband to Ahmedabad with the intent to sell it in the city.
“We are investigating the source of the drugs and trying to trace potential accomplices or networks linked to the accused. Questioning the accused we found that he had come to deliver the contraband to a person in the city. During which the LCB team nabbed him and recovered the drugs from him,” said a senior police officer.
Further inquiries are underway to determine the extent of the accused’s involvement in drug trafficking and any connections to larger syndicates.
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