Mumbai: 2 travel from Punjab on bike with 5kg drugs in bag, held

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) raided multiple places in Mumbai and Thane, including a gurudwara at Dadar, and seized 17

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) raided multiple places in Mumbai and Thane, including a gurudwara at Dadar, and seized 17.3kg of charas worth ₹9 crore and ₹4.40 lakh in cash and arrested seven accused for purchasing and supplying contraband.

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During their interrogation, it was revealed that two accused had travelled from Punjab to Mumbai on a bike carrying 5kg contraband in a backpack.

The arrested accused identified as Kamlesh Gupta, Amit Patel, Rajvinder Singh, Gurmit Singh, Noor Mohmmad Jumman, Shabir Usman Shaikh and Nizamuddin Ahmad Taza. Zonal director Sameer Wankhede said the first operation was carried out by an agency in a gurudwara at Dadar. The team intercepted Gupta, Patel, Rajvinder and Gurmit Singh. The team allegedly recovered 2kg of charas and ₹2.20 lakh in cash from the accused.

“During interrogation, we learnt Rajvinder and Gurmit Singh travelled from Punjab to Mumbai on bike and with 5kg of contraband in their backpack. Based on Gupta’s inputs, a team raided the house of Noor Mohmmad Jumman at Chunabhatti and recovered 3.3kg of charas and ₹2.20 lakh in cash,” he said.

Another team nabbed Shabir Usman Shaikh and Nizamuddin Ahmad Taza and during search recovered 12kg of Charas in Padga, Bhiwandi on Tuesday. During investigation, it was learnt that the seized contraband had arrived from Jammu and Kashmir.