305 kg heroin smuggling case: Gujarat ATS nabs one culprit from Kashmir

Ahmedabad: The Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Gujarat police has arrested one person from Kashmir in connection with the 305 kg Heroin smuggling case.

SP of ATS Himanshu Shukla today said that Nazir Ahmed Thaker (36), has been nabbed from Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir. He has been brought here for further interrogation.

He had come thrice to Unjha in North Gujarat to take 50, 50 and 200 kg of Heroin (worth over 900 crores) for delivery in Punjab.

Notably, on August 12, the ATS along with local police had arrested one Aziz Bhaghadh in Sodsala village in Jam Salaya taluka of Devbhoomi-Dwarka district of Gujarat and seized 5 kg Heroin worth around Rs 15 crore from him. Later on his info another man Rafiq Sumra was arrested. It was revealed that Around 300 kg of Heroin was smuggled from Pakistan via sea route in Mandvi and sent to the spice hub town of Unjha in Mehesana district of North Gujarat from where it was smuggled to Pujab hidden in the trucks of cumin.

Shukla said that so far in all 3 arrests have been made in this case while four others were wanted.

He said that so far Nazir’s link with terror outfits has not been established. However such possibility could not be ruled out.

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