Talapady: CPM Manjeshwar unit protests against border restrictions
Manjeshwar: In a protest that was organized at Talapady by the CPM Manjeshwar unit on Monday morning, protesters accused the Karnataka government of defying the order of the High Court and refusing entry to the residents of Kerala at the Talapady border and condemned this move.
Inaugurating the protest gathering, Uduma MLA C. H. Kunhambu addressed the protesters and condemned the actions of the Karnataka government.
CPM District Executive Committee Secretary K. R. Jayanand, Puttige Village Panchayat President D. Subbanna Alva, Abdurazzak Chippar, D. Buba, Srinivas Bhandary 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.
