Overview
- Police say the drugs seized are valued at roughly Rs 33.86 crore, with total recoveries including cash, a car and phones taking the haul to about Rs 36.74 crore.
- The case began on December 16 when Pydhonie police stopped two men in Masjid Bunder and found 326.22 grams of heroin, triggering an NDPS case and wider probe.
- Follow-up arrests included Rubina Khan and teenager Muskan Shaikh, while Shabnam Shaikh was detained in Ajmer, indicating cross-state links in the supply chain.
- On December 24, officers detained Abdul Kadir Shaikh and recovered heroin worth around Rs 1.38 crore during a personal search, officials said.
- A subsequent raid at an Anand Nagar flat in Oshiwara found three suspects allegedly packing heroin, and police continue efforts to trace the primary supplier.