Sullia: 35 gm of ornaments recovered from thief's stomach
Sullia, May 30: In a bizarre incident at Sullia in Dakshina Kannada district, a man arrested in connection with a theft case was on Sunday found to have swallowed gold ornaments he had allegedly stolen from jewellery shops.
Sullia police officials had arrested Thangachan (50), from Thaliparambu in Kerala and Shibu (48), from Ambaluru in Kerala in the gold robbery case.
Police sources said the accused developed severe abdominal pain and was taken to a hospital on Saturday.
During an X-ray scan, he was found to have the jewels in his intestine and was admitted for observation.
Today, the ornaments, mostly rings and ear-studs weighing 35 gm, were recovered through a surgical procedure, the sources said.
The accused, identified as Shibu admitted that he swallowed the ornaments along with ice-cream to hide them from the police.
The accused was discharged and later sent to judicial custody, the sources said.
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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.
