Surat crime branch nabs 5 with MD drugs worth ₹1.5 crore
Updated: Nov 17th, 2024
Surat Crime Branch arrested five individuals with 1.5 kg of MD drugs, valued at ₹1.53 crore in two separate incidents on Friday night.
According to sources in the Crime Branch, the arrests were made when the team was patrolling Sayana Road in Surat. Two young men were seen riding a bike, and when they saw the police, they abandoned the bags containing drugs worth ₹97.37 lakh and fled into a nearby sugarcane field.
The Crime Branch immediately called the FSL team to the location, and it was confirmed that the drugs were MD (Methylenedioxy-Methamphetamine).
Six hours later, the Crime Branch apprehended the two youngsters – Tamir Shaikh and Sahil Diwan – and seized their phones and a motorcycle. Shaikh had previously been arrested in connection with chain snatching, physical assault, and theft cases.
The Crime Branch initiated an investigation, questioning Shaikh and Diwan about the source of the drugs and who had supplied them.
Meanwhile, the department received another intel that three individuals from Mumbai were bringing more drugs to Surat, travelling via a car.
Acting on this information, the Crime Branch arrested the three individuals – Mohammad Tousif, Irfan Pathan, and Arif Qureshi – in Surat, recovering MD drugs worth ₹55.48 lakh and ₹53,750 in cash. Upon questioning, the trio revealed that they had purchased the drugs from an unknown person in Nalasopara, Mumbai.
The Surat Crime Branch has now registered two cases related to these incidents and launched further investigations to uncover the full extent of the drug racket.
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