Mumbai, January 18: The Anti-Narcotic Cell of the Mumbai police crime branch nabbed a 65-year-old man from Rajasthan in Mumbai with heroin worth Rs 3 crore, A police official said on Monday.
The police said that the accused, identified as Pyare Amanulla Khan, is a native of Rajasthan’s Pratapgarh and allegedly came to the city to deliver the contraband to a drug supplier. Khan has been arrested with narcotics in the past as well, an officer said.
The police official said that Khan was arrested by the Mumbai Police’s ANC on Saturday.
Moreover, earlier, The accused was produced in court and has been remanded to police custody till January 19.
Further, As per reports from HT, Deputy commissioner of police (ANC), Datta Nalawade, said that Khan was among the major suppliers of heroin in Mumbai from Rajasthan.
“We got specific information about a new consignment coming to the city. Accordingly, the team laid a trap in Borivali. As soon as he got off the bus, we nabbed him. During the search we found one kg heroin,” Nalawade said.
Nalawade added, “We have arrested 14 people in heroin seizure cases since June 2021 and seized contraband worth ₹44 crore. Six people out of 14 are from Rajasthan.”
