NCB seizes drugs worth Rs 2 crore in Bharuch, around 19 lakh cash also found, 3 nabbed

Bharuch:

Medicine containing opium and other schedule H drugs worth around Rs 1.5 crore to 2 crore have been seized and three persons have been arrested in this connection by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in Bharuch city of Gujarat, NCB Zonal Director Hari Om Gandhi said today.

He said, ”a specific information was received that a person named Mohammad Arif of Bharuch would receive medicines containing opium from a courier company at Panch Patti, Bharuch. Accordingly NCB team kept a watch on March 27 near the place. While receiving two parcels, Arif was apprehended, these two parcels contained 650 bottles which contained small size round tablets/substances which were found containing opium. These bottles were named as Kamini. On enquiry, he revealed that a person named Mohammad Umar from Surat would be sending these medicines outside India.”
‘Meanwhile another person named Mohammed Zafar came to receive the above parcels containing Kamini tablets on behalf of Umar, he was also apprehended. In due process, house search of Arif was conducted, which resulted in seizure of few more loose packets of Kamini tablets/substances containing opium concealed in tobacco packets, 480 Spasmoproxyvan capsule , a schedule H drug (only sold with doctor’s prescription) and Rs.18,99,500 (Eighteen Lakh Ninety Nine Thousand five hundred rupees) in new currency was also seized. All the above three persons have been arrested in contravention of the provisions under section of 8(c),18 (b), 23, 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985 (as amended). A total of around 27000 tablets and capsules are seized,’ he said.
During initial interrogation it has been revealed that both the person Umar and Arif were sending these medicines to destinations in US and Canada regularly by various courier agencies. Approximate street value of these medicines in international market is around 1.5 crore to 2 crore.
Further investigation is on,’ the NCB officer said.

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