According to NCB Zonal Director, Sameer Wankhede, on Monday, November 15, the Mumbai NCB also seized 1127kg of marijuana from Nanded, reported the ANI. The report claims that based on NCB sources, the contraband was brought from Hyderabad. Two people were also intercepted and they will also be produced before the court, with the probe being currently underway.
Mumbai NCB seized 1127 kgs* consignment this morning in Nanded district. It was being brought from Andhra Pradesh to Maharashtra. Two people intercepted, they will be produced before the court probe on: Narcotics Control Bureau Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede pic.twitter.com/rVPEnqrkpy
— ANI (@ANI) November 15, 2021
However, earlier in the day, the NCB team claimed to have seized 1500 kgs of ganja near Erandol in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district. According to the report, two people were apprehended for questioning. Additionally, it was believed that the contraband was being brought from Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam. Later, the revised and corrected the details shared.
#UPDATE | NCB revises and corrects the amount of Ganja and the location in connection with the seizure this morning. A total of 1,127 kgs of Ganja was seized in Nanded earlier this morning and not 1,500 kgs in Jalgaon as reported earlier.
— ANI (@ANI) November 15, 2021
On Saturday, November 13, eight people from Mumbai were nabbed for allegedly peddling drugs in Goa. The authorities received a tip-off from the local police team.
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Similarly, on Tuesday, November 2, the NCB seized a large quantity of heroin from Mumbai's Vile Parle. Additionally, in the first eight months, this year, Mumbai Police and Anti-Narcotics Squad have arrested 3,575 accused and seized drugs worth INR 87 crores. Moreover, the NCB seized drugs worth INR 22cr from Sion, earlier last month.
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