Bijapur: Police raids Central jail premises; mobile phones, tobacco packets seized
Bijapur: Police on Thursday carried out raid at the District Central Jail working on a tipoff that hinted prisoners to be using mobile phones inside the jail premises.
Speaking to media after the raid, Superintendent of Police, Anupam Agarwal informed that a team of 60 constables and seven inspectors raided the jail led by the Additional Superintendent of Police.
He further informed that the raiding team seized three mobile phones, four sim cards, chargers, earphones and packets of cigarette and tobacco.
“An enquiry will be ordered to ascertain as to who the prisoners were in touch with, using the seized mobile phones” Agarwal said adding that the matter will be taken up with higher officials of Prison Department for initiating appropriate action against the accused prisoners.
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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.
