Mumbai: In continuation of their ongoing action against party drug Mephedrone, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Saturday evening performed two separate operations in which a peddler was arrested and a Tollywood actress becoming questioned.
The raid also revealed modus operandi of the drug suppliers who are making use of hotels in locations nearby Mumbai to keep and provide drugs to the city via a network of smaller peddlers.
The NCB has been conducting many raids in the city and outskirts given that New Year’s Eve just after their probe revealed many syndicates operative in the city promoting Mephedrone. On basis of distinct info, a group of NCB Mumbai led by zonal director Sameer Wankhede intercepted a suspect at Gurunanak Marg at Bandra railway station (west) on Saturday, and recovered 400 gram of MD from him who was later identified as one particular Chand Shaikh, a resident of Bandra.
The NCB discovered the drugs in particular person and from the beneath seat storage of his scooter. On additional revelation by Chand to trace the supply of drugs, a stick to-up raid was performed at a hotel in Bhayandar (east) to trace one particular Sayeed Shaikh. Investigations revealed that it was Sayeed who had supplied the drugs to Chand. “We raided room number 204 of the hotel when Sayeed fled from the spot. We have recovered certain drugs banned under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 during the search of the room,” mentioned a higher-ranking officer privy to the investigation though terming Sayeed as “main supplier of MD”.
The Tollywood actress who was also in the space along with Sayeed was questioned by the NCB. Sources mentioned that the actress had reached Bhayandar from Hyderabad on January 1. “She is being questioned and examined in the case,” mentioned the officer adding that it will be early to jump to any conclusion with regards to her part. The agency has launched a hunt to trace Sayeed. “He (Sayeed) is a resident of Mira Road but lived in hotels in Bhayandar and Mira Road where he would call the small peddlers to collect contraband. The drugs would then be supplied to areas such as Bandra,” the officer mentioned.
Mephedrone is a synthetic stimulant drug. The drug is typically discovered in the kind of tablets or a white, off-white or brown powder. It generates effects equivalent to these of amphetamines, Heroin and Cocaine. The agency has been cracking down on the syndicates who target largely the youths to fuel their addiction.