NCB seizes 56.4 kg of charas at Ban Toll Plaza in Jammu; five arrested
The NCB's Jammu unit seized about 56.4 kg of charas in 55 packets at Ban Toll Plaza, Nagrota, on 15 September 2019, arresting three Delhi residents and taking cash and an SUV. Two more suspects were later caught on the Mumbai-Pune highway, where the consignment was headed.
The Narcotics Control Bureau’s Jammu unit seized about 56.4 kg of charas concealed in 55 packets at Ban Toll Plaza in Nagrota, Jammu, on 15 September 2019.[1][2]Officers apprehended M. Gupta, A. Gambir and Sonia, all described as Delhi residents, and seized Rs 1,91,000 in cash and the XUV 500 SUV used to conceal and carry the consignment.[1][2]The bureau said the charas was destined for Mumbai.[1][2]
In a combined follow-up with its operations unit, the bureau arrested the suspected prime recipient, Faruk Chandbadhsah Shaikh, with associate Kurban Ali on the Mumbai-Pune highway.[1][2]The pair told investigators they were also involved in a Mumbai case in which 6 kg of charas was seized from other associates.[1]Further investigations of the forward linkages were still under way.[1]
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