Maharashtra: Woman arrested with MD drugs worth Rs 4.4 lakh in Thane
Police in Thane district arrested a woman involved in a drug trafficking racket and seized 22 grams of MD (mephedrone) worth Rs 4.4 lakh from her possession in Kalyan’s Vadavali area. The accused, identified as Fatima Tarbez Jaffri, was detained under the NDPS Act after being spotted behaving suspiciously
Amritpal Singh Sanhotra 
In a major breakthrough, police officials have arrested a woman involved in a drug trafficking racket. The officials have also seized the MD (mephedrone) drug valued at Rs 4.4 lakh from her possession in Thane district.
An official, while briefing about the incident, asserted that, “The police spotted the woman acting suspiciously in the Vadavali area of Kalyan town on December 5.”
Khadakpada police station official further asserted that, “She was stopped for questioning, and during the search, we recovered 22 grams of MD from her possession. The seized contraband is valued at Rs 4.4 lakh. She was immediately taken into custody," as cited by news agency PTI.
The police further added that the accused, Fatima Tarbez Jaffri, a resident of Ambivili in Kalyan, has been booked under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
DRI seizes cocaine worth 17.18 crore at Mumbai Airport
Earlier in November, in a meticulously planned targeted operation against narcotics trafficking, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai Zonal Unit, seized 1718 grams of cocaine from a Tanzanian passenger arriving from Entebbe (Uganda) at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA).
According to DRI officers, the drugs have an estimated value of Rs 17.18 crore in the illicit market. While acting on specific intelligence, DRI officers intercepted the passenger upon her arrival.
Furthermore, a detailed examination of her baggage led to the recovery of two food packets and a plastic container filled with a white powder, while one pouch was found containing pellets with a white powdery substance. The officers also recovered two capsules that had been ingested by the passenger.
Testing of the recovered substances using an NDPS field test kit returned positive results for cocaine.
The contraband was seized under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and the passenger was arrested and remanded in judicial custody.
The DRI stated that it remains steadfast in its resolve to build a ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat’, relentlessly intercepting narcotics, dismantling international trafficking syndicates, and safeguarding citizens, especially the youth, from the scourge of narcotics.
(With inputs from PTI)
