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Mumbai Cops Nab Heroin Couriers With Rs 3.8 Crore Cache
11 May
Summary
- Two men arrested for possessing heroin worth Rs 3.8 crore.
- The accused acted as couriers for a large North Indian drug syndicate.
- The duo allegedly received a monthly salary of Rs 25,000 for distribution.
Mumbai police have apprehended two men from Uttarakhand in possession of heroin valued at approximately Rs 3.8 crore. The arrests were made by the Anti-Narcotics Cell's Kandivli unit following a tip-off, leading to a raid on an apartment in the Versova area of Andheri.
Authorities discovered 765 grams of heroin at the location. The accused, identified as 32-year-old Arman Ayub Malik from Dehradun and 23-year-old Danish Bhura Ali from Haridwar, are believed to be couriers for a significant drug syndicate based in North India. This operation marks the second successful bust by the Kandivali unit in the past ten days, following a previous seizure of 508 grams of heroin.
It is alleged that Malik and Ali were compensated with a monthly salary of Rs 25,000 by the syndicate for their role in distributing and supplying illicit substances. The police are actively investigating the broader supply and distribution networks of this interstate criminal operation.
