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June 2024
Ahmedabad: Drugs have been seized several times in Gujarat from various routes, especially sea routes, in the last few years. Police of every city in Gujarat have said that due to the strong police presence and well-organized network of informers in the last few years, almost all the consignments have been seized by the police. So let’s know how many drugs have been seized by the police from Gujarat in the last 3 years.
Drugs have been seized several times in Gujarat from various routes, especially sea routes, in the last few years.
Drugs have been seized several times in Gujarat from various routes, especially sea routes, in the last few years.
April 25, 2022, Drugs worth Rs 280 crore seized: In a joint operation by Gujarat ATS, Gujarat Police and Coast Guard, the police seized 205 kg of heroin. So far nine people have been arrested in this case and according to the police investigation, the mastermind of this case is a man named Mustafa who hails from Karachi, Pakistan.
According to DGP Ashish Bhatia, this heroin was to be transported to Gujarat via sea route and then sent to North India from there. Based on the information of ATS officer Bhavesh Rozia, this operation was carried out with the help of the Coast Guard. The police also had to fire on the boat carrying the heroin. These nine arrested people are currently in police custody.
In Gujarat, narcotics have been seized several times in the last few years from various routes, especially sea routes.
In Gujarat, narcotics have been seized several times in the last few years from various routes, especially sea routes.
23 April 2022, Drugs worth more than Rs 7 lakh seized from Vadodara: SOG arrested two people named Himanshu Prajapati and Viral Prajapati from Fatehganj area of Vadodara with MD drugs worth Rs 7 lakh. In this case, a person named Mohammad Yusuf Makrani, a resident of Halol, has been declared a fugitive. According to the police, these people were running a network of MD drugs in Vadodara city. At present, the police have lodged a complaint at Fatehganj police station and are investigating.
April 21, 2022, 250 kg of drugs seized from Kandla Port: Gujarat ATS and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) conducted this joint operation and according to the information given by the police, about 250 kg of heroin was seized in a suspicious container seized by DRI. The value of this heroin in the international market is estimated to be around Rs 2500 crore. These containers were seized at Kandla port, after which the containers were examined with the help of dog squad based on the information of the police. According to the police, the police were told that this container contained Chirodi (a type of stone), but under the guise of Chirodi, heroin worth Rs 2500 crore was being transported to other parts of the country through the sea route from Gujarat.
Drugs have been seized several times in Gujarat in the last few years from various routes, especially sea routes.
Drugs have been seized several times in Gujarat in the last few years from various routes, especially sea routes.
March 3, 2022, Drugs worth Rs 60 crore seized from Ahmedabad Airport: Drug smuggling has come to the fore in Gujarat not only through sea routes but also at airports. In March, the DRI arrested two Kenyan nationals and seized heroin worth about Rs 60 crore from them. Both these people had come to Ahmedabad under the guise of medical tourism. When their empty bag seemed heavy, the DRI officer got suspicious and upon further investigation it was found that there were hidden compartments inside the bag. These two Nigerian nationals were arrested after heroin was found in that box.
Drugs have been seized several times in Gujarat in the last few years from various routes, especially sea routes.
Drugs have been seized several times in Gujarat in the last few years from various routes, especially sea routes.
February 13, 2022, 800 kg of drugs seized from Arabian Sea: A ship smuggling 750 kg of drugs was seized from Gujarat sea route under a joint operation of Narcotics Control Bureau and Indian Navy. This was the first such operation of the Narcotics Control Bureau in which the officials seized drugs from the middle of the sea. The value of this drug was estimated to be Rs 2000 crore in the international market.
November 15, 2021, Drugs worth Rs 600 crore seized from Morbi: Gujarat ATS seized about 120 kg of heroin from an under-construction house in Jinjuda village of Morbi, which is worth Rs 600 crore in the global market. According to the police, the culprit in this case is Pakistani drug dealer Zahid Baloch. It turned out to be connected to a person named. The names of Mukhtar Hussain and Samsuddin Syed came up among those working with him in Gujarat. The drug was seized in November 2021, but its consignment was found by these two people in the Mediterranean Sea in October. They had hidden these drug packets in Salaya village of Devbhoomi Dwarka. Police have arrested two people in this case and declared Zahid Baloch a fugitive.
The number of migrants coming to Gujarat through various routes, especially the sea route, has increased in the last few years.
People are often caught with narcotics.
In Gujarat, narcotics have been seized several times from various routes, especially the sea route in the last few years.
November 10
, 2021, 65 kg of drugs seized from Dwarka: Acting on a specific information, Gujarat Police arrested a man named Sajjad Ghoshi from Thane area of Mumbai. A packet filled with about 11.4 kg of heroin was recovered from him. After interrogating Sajjad and getting more information, the police arrested two people named Salim Yakub Kara and Ali Yakub Kara from Salaya village near Devbhoomi Dwarka and recovered 46 packets of heroin from them. The value of this heroin in the global market is estimated to be around Rs 300 crore. At present, three people have been arrested in this case.
10 November 2021, Drugs worth Rs 5.85 lakh seized from Surat: MD drugs worth Rs 5.85 lakh were seized by Surat Police in Surat city. In this case, the police have arrested one person each from Rajasthan and Gujarat. A person resident of Surat has been arrested in this case. During the investigation, the police came to know that MD drug was being sold in various areas of Surat city.
September 16, 2021, Drugs worth Rs 3,000 crore seized from Mundra Port in Kutch: The seizure of 2988 kg of heroin from Mundra Port in Kutch, operated by Adani Port, created a ruckus across the country. The DRI seized the drug from two containers. According to information received from the police, this narcotic substance was to be transported from Gujarat to Delhi via sea route and then to various countries of the world.
The Gujarat Police and the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) have seized 710 kg of alcohol from the Gujarat coast in the last three years. In the latest joint operation, Sub-Inspector Hitesh Wadher of the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) along with the crew of ICG patrol vessel Sajaga, based on specific information, intercepted a boat suspected to be carrying illegal drugs on April 28.
Briefing the press on April 29, Director General of Police (DGP) Vikas Sahai said, “The officers have seized 173 packets of psychoactive drugs, estimated to be worth Rs 60 crore. While this adventure was going on, a boat was spotted in the Arabian Sea near Pune. ATS teams were deployed. The advance team arrested a man named Kailash Sanap based on information that he was the intended recipient of the consignment of Pakistani drug mafia “Fida”. Preliminary investigation revealed that Mangesh Tukaram and Haridas Kulal had purchased the fishing boat from Ali Asgar Harepotra of Mandvi.
The trio met Fida’s associates at sea and transferred the drugs from the Pakistani boat to Harepotra’s fishing boat. To avoid suspicion, the consignment was to be given to a man named Dutta Sakharam in Dwarka from where it was to be transported further. Sanap, Tukaram, Kulal, Harepotra and Sakharam were all arrested. The case was being investigated,” said DGP Sahai. is currently underway. He also appreciated the role of the ICG in the operation. In response, ICG Inspector General A.K. Harbola informed that the two law enforcement agencies have conducted 11 joint operations in three years and seized 710 kg of narcotics.
Drugs have been seized several times in Gujarat from various routes, especially sea routes, in the last few years.
Drugs have been seized several times in Gujarat from various routes, especially sea routes, in the last few years. Apart from this, drugs were also seized from other cities:
24 October 2021, Drugs worth Rs 25 lakh seized from Ahmedabad
12 October 2021, 117 grams of drugs seized from Banaskantha
10 October 2021, 384 grams of MD drugs seized from Sabarkantha
27 September 2021, Drugs worth Rs 26 lakh seized from Banaskantha
24 September 2021, Drugs worth Rs 10 lakh seized from Surat
23 September 2021, Drugs worth Rs 150 crore seized from Porbandar’s sea
Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghvi on Monday said that a large number of drugs have been seized in the last few years due to effective policing in the state. He accused the opposition of defaming the government. He said that in the last four years, the state has invested Rs 1000 crore. Over 87,000 kg of narcotics worth Rs 9,600 crore have been seized, resulting in the arrest of 2,600 accused. Sanghvi made these remarks while addressing an event on the Gujarat Police initiative, the campaign against narcotics.
Describing Gujarat as the “safest state in the country”, he said, “It is because we seize drugs like other states… It is true that drugs have become a fashion statement… Catching a consignment of drugs does not mean that we are seizing drugs.” “Drug addiction has increased,” Sanghvi said. Gujarat DGP Vikas Sahay said the state has faced several challenges in its fight against drugs, including drones being fired from across the border into neighbouring Rajasthan and illegal smuggling of opium from border states of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Drugs have been seized several times in Gujarat in the last few years from various routes, especially the sea route.
In Gujarat, there have been several drug seizures in the last few years from various routes, especially the sea route.
According to data shared by the state government, 129 cases were reported in the second quarter of this year (April to June 23).
Of these, 28 (20 per cent) cases were such in which the seizure was in commercial quantity, and 206 accused have been identified. About Rs 222 crore has been seized in these cases.
1,00,000 crore have been seized. Meanwhile, Ahmedabad Police Commissioner GS Malik said that 14 cases have been registered by the city police in the last three months, while a total of 201 cases have been registered in the city from 2021 to June 22 this year, involving a fine of Rs 1,00,000 crore. Drugs worth Rs 18 crore and goods worth more than one lakh rupees have been seized.
He said, “For the last 10 years, the trend of synthetic drugs has been increasing and we are seeing that semi-synthetic substances are decreasing. The main reason for this is that synthetic drugs can be prepared in a room and not in a factory. We are also facing such challenges.” We have faced a situation where a drug peddler rents a closed factory for a month, makes substances under the guise of quality testing, and the original owner of the factory is not aware of this. The biggest problem in making these synthetic drugs is that the drugs coming from abroad are paid for through cryptocurrency.
48 foreign nationals involved in drug smuggling: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Director General SN Pradhan said that the value of this cash in the international market is Rs 48 lakh. Its amount can be between Rs 1,300 to Rs 2,000 crore. Gujarat Police has seized drugs worth Rs 5956 crore in the last 2 years. 48 foreign nationals involved in smuggling of these drugs were arrested.
He further said that in 2021, central agencies seized 3,000 kg (drugs) of sugar worth Rs 20,000 crore from two containers imported from Afghanistan. Additionally, heroin worth Rs 200 crore was seized from a container at Kolkata Port in West Bengal by Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Department of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in 2022.
Gujarat Police has collected Rs 100 crore from the state in the last two years. 1,513 kg of drugs worth Rs 5,956 crore have been seized. Of which Rs 1000 is available near Kandla Port. 205.6 kg of heroin worth Rs 1,028 crore and drugs worth Rs 1,00,000 were seized from Pipavav Port. 90 kg of heroin worth Rs 450 crore has been seized.
Harsh Sanghvi said, “Joint teams of Gujarat ATS and central agencies foiled the efforts of drug dealers to smuggle drugs into the state through sea routes and seized 858 kg of drugs worth Rs 4,478 crore from Indians in the last two years.” They have also arrested 38 Pakistanis, five Iranians, three Afghan nationals and two Nigerians involved in smuggling.”
Why were so many drugs seized in Gujarat? In recent months, the Gujarat coast has emerged as a hotspot for drug smuggling activities, as Border Security Force (BSF) patrol teams have been carrying out frequent operations and seizing drugs in the Sir Creek area of the Kutch region. According to officials, the BSF on Thursday seized packets of synthetic drugs, heroin and marijuana worth Rs 100 crore from the Sir Creek area. Drugs worth Rs 150 crore have been seized. This is the second incident within a week when unclaimed drug packets have been found in the area. Earlier this week, BSF patrol units had recovered 120 drug packets from the same place.
A senior BSF official said that for the last one month, 10 to 20 drug packets are being recovered from the beaches of Kutch almost every day. He wondered, “Now the question is how so many drugs were found in the sea.” Where do these drugs worth crores of rupees come from on the coast. Meanwhile, sources in the intelligence agency say that it would not be a surprise if more drugs are found on the coast of Kutch, as drugs thrown into the sea can come to the coast with the waves.
A source in the intelligence agency said, “When the boat reached the middle of the sea, the maritime security agency noticed it. The security agency team tried to get close to the boat laden with drugs. Seeing them approach, the drug mafia surrounded the boat. The packets were full of drugs. The boat full of drugs worth crores of rupees was thrown into the sea. He said that it seems that the packets of drugs are gradually reaching the coastal area with the sea waves. Last month, various security agencies had seized more than 250 drug packets. This gold obtained from the western Kutch-Bhuj region is worth crores in the international market.
Network from network: According to information received from police officials, many fishermen go to the deep sea to catch fish. Currently 3000 fishing boats are registered in Gujarat and these boats go fishing in the open sea. The police have found that some of these bots are part of this network. A boat from the Pakistani border delivers a consignment of drugs to its counterpart located on this border, and that consignment of drugs It is brought to the coast. There it is hidden in a village and the packet is kept hidden until someone from North India comes to collect it.
For example, giving information about the last consignment, DGP Ashish Bhatia said that all this heroin was to be transported to North India and before reaching there, it was stopped from the sea on the basis of information received by the police. B. S. F.With the help of IAF personnel and entire Gujarat police, a total of Rs 9,679.96 crore worth of drugs have been seized in Gujarat in the last 4 years and strict action will be taken in this regard in future. (Google translation from Gujarati)
