Vapi Drug Syndicate Busted: Raids Across South Gujarat and Dadra Lead to ₹13.88 Crore Contraband Seizure
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Joint teams from Dungra Police and the Valsad Special Operations Group (SOG) have dismantled a massive inter-state narcotics ring, seizing contraband worth ₹13.88 crore across three locations in Vapi and Dadra.
Acting on targeted intelligence, officers executed back-to-back raids that led to the arrest of three syndicate members, while three key accomplices remain on the run.
Three Raids, ₹13.88 Crore Seizure
The coordinated crackdown began when Dungra Police, led by Sub-Inspector K.R. Chotaliya, raided Flat G-8 in the E-2 Building of Lakeview Residency, Dungra. Search operations yielded 14 plastic drums containing white powder bags. Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) testing confirmed the substance as cannabis. Officers confiscated 243 kg of contraband valued at ₹1.21 crore and arrested 32-year-old Kartik, alias Pappu Ravindra Biswal, originally from Odisha.
Interrogations revealed Kartik’s uncle, Banamali Prabhakar Patra, brought the consignment from Odisha ten days prior to distribute locally. Police have declared Banamali wanted.
Simultaneously, the Valsad SOG team under Inspector D.D. Parmar raided a residential property belonging to Mohmad Amin Mohmad Basukhan in Chhiri Gala Masala, Vapi. Officers recovered 380 kg of narcotic tablets valued at ₹1.93 crore and arrested 46-year-old Mohmad Amin Khan.
Khan’s interrogation pointed investigators directly to Dadra village in Silvassa, Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. SOG teams raided a commercial shop owned by 28-year-old Pradeep Verma, seizing 2,147 kg of narcotic tablets worth ₹10.73 crore. Verma was taken into custody at the scene.
Key Syndicate Handlers Wanted
Police have launched a manhunt for two major operatives linked to the distribution channel:
- Anurag Gupta: Resident of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
- Salman Iqbal Siddiqui: Resident of Ghatkopar, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Dungra Police have registered cases covering all three seizure locations and are tracking financial trails and supply lines to uproot the remaining network across state borders.
