Three men were arrested and a drug consignment worth ₹25.65 crore was seized by a joint team of the Ahmedabad and Surat police on the Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway, officials said on Thursday.
Nokhej also faces at least two drug smuggling cases in 2014 and 2019. Alvi has been booked in cases related to molestation, human trafficking and cheating (Police Photo)
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Police allegedly recovered 2.49 kg of mephedrone valued at ₹3 crore and 4.53 kg of heroin estimated at ₹22.66 crore in the international market from their possession.
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The joint Crime Branch team intercepted the trio near the CTM Toll Plaza for alleged drug trafficking. The accused have been identified as Tifel Nokhej (44) and Kafeel Ahmed (59), both residents of Delhi, and Mohammad Imran Alvi (38), a resident of Meerut in Uttar Pradesh.
The seized drugs include 2.5 kg of mephedrone valued at ₹1.2 crore per kg, and 4,531.220 grams of heroin, valued at ₹5 crore per kg, said officials. Based on these rates, the mephedrone is worth about ₹3 crore and the heroin ₹22.66 crore.
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According to officials, Nokhej also faces at least two drug smuggling cases in 2014 and 2019. Alvi has been booked in cases related to molestation, human trafficking and cheating.
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According to officials, Nokhej also faces at least two drug smuggling cases in 2014 and 2019. Alvi has been booked in cases related to molestation, human trafficking and cheating.
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Ahmed has cases involving seizure of charas in Jaipur, mephedrone in Ahmedabad and alprazolam in Rajasthan. He was out on parole.
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