Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai arrives for his tour of the Coastal Districts
Mangaluru: In the wake of the two-day visit scheduled for August 12 and August 13, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai arrived early morning at the Bajpe International airport on Thursday to check the progress report of COVID-19 affected districts on the coast and carry out an inspection of the border regions in Mangaluru.
During the occasion, the Chief Minister was welcomed on behalf of the district administration.
Minister for Fisheries, Ports, and Inland Transport S. Angara, Minister for Social Welfare, Backward Classes Welfare Kota Shrinivas Poojari, Minister for Medical Education and Health Sudhakar, MLA U. T. Khader, Rajesh Naik, Vedavyas Kamath, Umanath Kotian, Dr. Bharath Shetty, Harish Poonja, Sanjeev Matandur along with legislators from the district, District Commissioner Dr. Rajendra, MANAPA Mator Premanand Shetty, Deputy Mayor Sumangala Rao, Police Commissioner Shashikumar, District Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Dr. Kumar, District Police Superintendent Rishikesh Bhagwan Sonawane and several other officials and people’s representatives were present.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
