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Final medical report nails 81 more in Juhu rave case

The final chemical analysis report from the Forensic Science Laboratory in Kalina will help the ANC book 81 more young people attending a rave party in Juhu in October under the NDPS Act, reports Presley Thomas.

Updated on: Jan 5, 2009, 01:23:09 IST
Hindustan Times | By , Mumbai
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The final chemical analysis report from the Forensic Science Laboratory in Kalina will help the Anti-Narcotic Cell (ANC) book 81 more young people attending a rave party in Juhu in October under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

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Based on specific information that a rave party in which narcotic substances like charas, ganja, Ecstasy, LSD and cocaine were being sold by some drug peddlers, sleuths of the ANC had raided a Juhu restaurant-and-bar called Bombay-72 Degree East and booked 246 people, including 15 prime accused.

Police officials had recovered narcotic substances worth lakhs in the illegal drugs market from the key accused.

While two initial chemical analysis reports had nailed 146 people for drug use, the third and final report held 81 of the 83 remaining people had indulged in consumption of narcotic substances.

The ANC will now book 227 of the 246 people present at the Juhu rave under the NDPS Act.

Police officials said 107 people had consumed the drug commonly known on the streets as Ecstasy, which was 95 per cent pure while others had tested positive for charas and ganja.

Till date, 90 young people besides the 15 arrested people had surrendered. Legal action against the remaining had been initiated.

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    Presley Thomas heads the crime and legal team of Hindustan Times, Mumbai. Has been a journalist since the last 16 years and has worked with various national dailies. Covers defence and terrorism, and has reported from various states across the countryRead More

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