Three miscreants arrested for firing at police to escape interception at checkpost in Bantwal
Bantwal: In an incident reported on Friday morning, local police arrested three people for allegedly firing at the police while trying to escape after the cops reportedly intercepted them at a checkpost near Vittla.
A team of Vittla police led by Sub-Inspector Vinod Reddy had camped at the said checkpost after they had received information that a few miscreants who had carried a gun attack in Kerala were escaping from Vittla on a car.
When the car approached checkpost, the police personnel intercepted the car as a result of which the miscreants in an attempt to flee the spot fired at the cops, reports added.
The police then arrested three people who were traveling in the car while others are said to have escaped.
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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.
