Mumbai: NBC (The Narcotics Control Bureau) team on Monday arrested a history-sheeter allegedly involved in three drug-related cases probed by the agency.The accused has been identified as Jaman Hidaytullah Khan alias Sonu Pathan and was held in Pydhonie area in South Mumbai.

According to sources, Sonu Pathan would be arriving to meet his accomplice in the wee hours for a brief period. Through its surveillance, the NCB confirmed that he was indeed present around the locality and accordingly he was arrested. Pathan’s arrest was considered as a “big win" for the NCB in its fight against drugs menace in Mumbai.

Zonal Director of the Mumbai Unit of NCB, Sameer Wankhede said, in a follow-up operation of an offence registered by the NCB earlier this year, a team of NCB Mumbai intercepted absconding accused Sonu Pathan at Pydhonie at 1 am on Monday

Sharing more details, Wankhede said that Pathan was involved in an ongoing case wherein major traffickers of Mephedrone named Chinku Pathan and Arif Bhujwala were already arrested by the NCB. The duo were arrested with seizures of 5.375 kg of Mephedrone (MD), 6.126 kg of Ephedrine, 990 gm of Methamphetamine, along with over Rs 2 crore cash and two weapons.

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