Seven more crows found dead in Mangaluru, samples sent for tests
Mangaluru: Seven more crows were found dead at different places in the city on Monday, amid fears of bird flu spread in neighboring Kerala.
Official sources said the samples from the crows were collected and sent for testing.
Three crows were found on the road near Pacchanady dumping yard, two near Shaktinagar housing colony and two more near Kuppepadavu school road, the sources said.
Health department officials visited the spots and collected the samples.
Six crows were found dead at Manjanady near here recently and samples collected from them had tested negative for bird flu.
Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar had said on January 9 that there was no case of bird flu in Karnataka and all tests done so far have turned negative.
Bird flu has been reported in parts of Alappuzha and Kottayam districts in neighboring Kerala, prompting officials to cull birds, including ducks and chicken there.
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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.
