Crime branch arrested one more accused from Mumbai pertaining to the MDMA or ecstasy drugs case on Friday.
The accused had supplied the drugs to earlier-arrested accused. The accused is being questioned further. ASP (crime) Guru Prasad Parashar said five persons including two from Hyderabad were arrested with 70 kg MDMA drugs worth Rs 70 croreS a few days ago. Then, the owner of Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company was among the accused and he had taken the drugs from Hyderabad. During the questioning, they gave crucial information about other people indulged in supplying MDMA. After that police arrested more persons.
So far, the police have arrested 18 people involved in the crime. After arresting two persons, one accused named Wasim was earlier booked in connection with famous entrepreneur Gulshan Kumar murder case and another named Ayub was earlier booked in connection with serial bomb blasts in Mumbai, the crime branch arrested one more person named Moin Khan from Mumbai in connection with supplying MDMA drugs.
He has allegedly confessed to buying MDMA drugs from a supplier in Mumbai and gave it to Wasim. ASP Parashar said that the accused was produced before the court from where he was sent to police remand for 5 days. The accused is being questioned about other people indulged in the crime.
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