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Navi Mumbai Police Bust Punjab-Linked Drug Network, 15 Arrested

Police say traffickers used truck routes from Punjab to supply heroin, opium across Navi Mumbai.

Overview

  • The Anti Narcotics Cell reported dismantling an interstate operation that moved narcotics into the city for local sale.
  • Alleged mastermind Kulmeet Singh Dalvir Singh Randhawa, known as Fauji, was arrested on January 21 after a month-long search, with his sons detained earlier.
  • Investigators say consignments were ferried by truck drivers and distributed through sub-dealers in areas including Taloja and Kalamboli.
  • Seizures in the case are valued at Rs 1.19 crore, including 158 grams of heroin and 40 grams of opium recovered in an earlier raid.
  • All 15 accused are lodged in Taloja jail as police probe financial trails and additional links under NDPS Sections 21(B), 21(C) and 29.