Maharashtra ATS (Anti-Terrorism Squad) seized heroin worth Rs 25.17 crore concealed in a shoe cavity during a search operation conducted in Palghar district of Maharashtra. The operation was carried out by the ATS Juhu Unit and Thane unit on the intervening nights of February 4 and 5.
The late-night operation by Maharashtra ATS (Anti-Terrorism Squad) resulted in the seizure of 1,724 gm (1.7 kg) of heroin, a narcotics drug valued at Rs 25.17 crores in the international market, cash of Rs 2.6 lakh, two mobile phones and other incriminating material used for selling narcotics drugs.
A case has been registered under the relevant sections of NDPS Act 1985. Two accused, Alim Mohammad Akhtar (46) and Chhota Mohammad Nasir (40), residents of a village in Haridwar District of Uttarakhand, have been arrested. The accused are remanded in ATS custody till February 15.
It was revealed in the initial investigation that a person from a neighboring state was the supplier of the seized contraband. His modus operandi was to supply the drug in a secret chamber created in a new pair of shoes.
The two arrested persons along with their third partner were operating from a rented apartment in Vasai. From there, the accused were further supplying the narcotics drugs to the traffickers in Mumbai. Further investigation in the case is underway.
