COVID-19: 329 new cases, 290 recoveries, four deaths in Dakshina Kannada on Friday
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada district on Friday reported 329 fresh cases of Coronavirus, taking the total number of cases reported so far in the district to 29,265.
The district also reported four COVID deaths in the last 24 hours. The toll in the district due to the deadly virus now stands at 657.
With 290 reported recoveries on Friday, the total recoveries in the district have now gone up to 25,825.
The district currently has 2,783 active of the virus.
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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.
