NCB arrests accused, seizes 17.3 kg of Hashish and Rs 4.40 lakh cash

The Narcotics Control Bureau went on two separate operations in Mumbai and Thane. The officials there arrested seven persons and have seized total 17.3 kilograms of charas along with cash Rs 4.40 lakh.

The arrested drug dealers have been identified as Kamlesh Gupta, Amit Prakash Patel, Rajvinder Singh, Gurmit Singh, Noor Mohmmad Jumman, Shabir Usman Shaikh and Nizamuddin Ahmad Taza. Zonal Director of the Mumbai Unit of NCB, Sameer Wankhede spoke about the operations to media. He explained in detail, saying a team of NCB on Monday intercepted Kamlesh Gupta, Amit Prakash Patel, Rajvinder Singh, Gurmit Singh and recovered two kilograms of Hashish along with cash Rs 2.20 lakh from a room of a lodge in Dadar. NCB official, Wankhede further added informing "A room was booked in the lodge where the dealing of drug was going on between receiver and supplier when NCB team raided the place. On further interrogation, it comes to the notice that Rajvinder Singh and Gurmit Singh had travelled from Punjab to Mumbai on a two-wheeler and were carrying the contraband in their backpack.” A team of NCB Mumbai raided the house of Noor Mohmmad Jumman at Chunabhatti, on Monday late night and recovered 3.3 kilograms of Hashish and more cash Rs 2.20 lakh. Preliminary investigation has revealed that seized Hashish has been originated from Kashmir. While in another operation, a team of NCB Mumbai intercepted Shabir Usman Shaikh and Nizamuddin Ahmad Taza and recovered 12 kilograms of Hashish at Arjun Ali Toll Plaza, Padga, Bhiwandi, Thane on Tuesday.

In both the cases, officials said seized Hashish which had arrived from Jammu & Kashmir. A FIR is registered regarding the raids.

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