M'luru Police Commissioner reacts to media reports of 'high alert' due to arrival of SL terrorists
Media reports claimed 12 suspected terrorists had arrived in Kerala from Sri Lanka
Mangaluru: City's Police Commissioner N Shashikumar on Tuesday quashed reports being circulated by few media houses claiming the coastal belt of Karnataka and Kerala were put on high alert in the wake of suspected terrorists arriving from Sri Lanka.
Speaking to Vartha Bharati the city’s top cop said “A few media websites are reporting that on account of 12 suspected terrorists arriving from Sri Lanka on two boats, the coastal belt involving Kerala and Karnataka have been put on high alert. There is no truth to these reports, and as claimed by the reports, we have not received any communication from the intelligence agencies.”
“We have not received any official orders, communications, or inputs in this regard” he confirmed.
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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.
