Acting on a tip-off, DRI's Mumbai Zonal Unit intercepted two passengers when they landed in Pune from Bangkok on Monday; airtight pouches of 9.86 kg of hydroponic weed, a form of marijuana, were recovered from their baggage, a DRI release said.
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The officials on Tuesday said that the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized narcotic drugs including hashish worth around Rs 10.3 crore at the Pune airport and in Mumbai, reported news agency PTI.
Acting on a tip-off, DRI's Mumbai Zonal Unit intercepted two passengers when they landed in Pune from Bangkok on Monday.
Airtight pouches of 9.86 kg of hydroponic weed, a form of marijuana, were recovered from their baggage, a DRI release said.
In a follow-up operation in Mumbai, a man who was to receive the drugs was arrested. The search at his premises led to the recovery of 478 gm of narcotic substances, including hashish and hydroponic weed, it added, reported PTI.
All three persons -- their identities not disclosed -- were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the DRI said.
Medical sales rep arrested with codeine worth Rs 2 cr in Thane
In another case, a 48-year-old medical sales representative from Rajasthan has been arrested for alleged possession of codeine powder worth Rs 2 crore in Maharashtra's Thane city, police said on Monday, reported PTI.
Based on a tip-off, a team from the Anti-Narcotics Cell raided a hotel near Thane railway station on May 9 and apprehended the accused, Suresh Parmar, an official said, reported PTI.
He said the team found more than 1 kg of codeine, an opiate in powder form, which had arrived via a courier service from Jodhpur in Parmar's possession, a medical sales representative, reported PTI.
The seized contraband was worth Rs 2 crore, he said.
The official said the accused has been arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and a probe is underway to find out where the banned substance was sourced from and to whom it was to be sold.
Ganja seized from shops in Bhiwandi; three held
Meanwhile, the police have seized ganja from shops in Maharashtra's Thane district and arrested three persons following raids, an official said on Sunday, reported PTI.
Based on a tip-off, the police raided three establishments on Friday night in the Yewai naka area of Bhiwandi, senior inspector Vilas L Kadam said, reported PTI.
The police team seized 2.9 kg of ganja worth Rs 59,000 from the shops and recovered Rs 3.11 lakh cash from the three accused, he said.
The official said a case has been registered against the trio under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
(With inputs from PTI)
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