Gujarat ATS nabs three accused in Vastrapur drug peddling case

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) has nabbed three accused after a raid at the Vastrapur area in Ahmedabad in a drug peddling case.

Gujarat ATS nabbed three accused namely Akash Vinjhava from Rajula in Amreli, and Sohel Shirman and Basit Sama. The accused Akash Vinjhava is believed to be the mastermind of the drug racket and accused Shirman and Sama worked for him. Gujarat ATS and Ahmedabad city SOG (special operation group) conducted a raid at flat no 402 of A block of Sansarya Apartment in Vastrapur. The two accused Shirman and Sama were nabbed from the flat. During the raid, the ATS found 19.85 grams amphetamine, 60.53 grams opioid derivatives, 321.52 grams Charas, and 3 kg and 200 grams Ganja. The total worth of these drugs is around Rs 8.28 lakh. The alleged mastermind of the drug peddling chain Akash Vinjhava was nabbed from Rajula in Amreli by a team of ATS.

The accused Akash has allegedly registered himself as a seller on an e-commerce website Amazon. They packed the drugs into the Amazon packaging boxes. DSP Harsh Upadhyay of Gujarat ATS said that the fake website registered as selling miscellaneous items and toys has been active for over a year. Accused Akash Vinjava had rented the flat and used it as delivery point, he informed and added that the accused Shirman and Sama received the parcels from the flat sent via couriered via some travel agents from Rajula and again couriered the same to several places in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Mehsana.

The accused confessed that they sold costly drugs like American Ganja and ‘Moon Rocker’ which they procured from drug traffickers in Mumbai.

They allegedly received the payment online or through courier. They allegedly ran their peddling network through VoIP calls and encrypted chats. ATS is investigating another person allegedly involved in the case named Nanabhai alias Karan Vagh from Kovaya. DeshGujarat.