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Navi Mumbai: Police Bust ₹12 Crore Drug Trafficking Racket, Arrest 16 Foreign Nationals In ‘Operation Garuda’

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Navi Mumbai: In an effort to dismantle the network of foreign nationals involved in drug trafficking, the Navi Mumbai Police on Thursday night launched a special operation, ‘Operation Garuda.’ The police conducted well-planned coordinated raids at various locations, leading to the arrest of 16 foreign nationals.

During this operation, 13 of the suspects were found with drugs, and approximately Rs 12 crore worth of various types of narcotics were seized. Additionally, three foreign nationals with fake passports and visas were also arrested. This marks the third major operation against drug trafficking conducted by the Navi Mumbai Police this year.

Under the direction of Navi Mumbai Police Commissioner Milind Bharambe, the Drug-Free Navi Mumbai campaign was initiated. The campaign targets African nationals involved in drug trafficking and illegal residence in the Navi Mumbai Police jurisdiction.

The orders for these actions were given by Commissioner Milind Bharambe, Joint Commissioner Sanjay Yenpure, Additional Commissioner (Crime) Deepak Sakore, and Deputy Commissioner of Police Amit Kale (Crime Branch).

Following these instructions, Assistant Commissioner of Police Bhausaheb Dhole, under the guidance of Senior Police Inspector Sandeep Nigade from the Anti Narcotics Unit (ANU), along with officers from the Crime Branch and local police stations, carried out a series of raids in Navi Mumbai on Thursday night, December 12, 2024.

The raids took place at 25 locations in the nodes of Kharghar, Taloja, Koparkhairane, Ulwe, and Vashi. As a result, 16 Nigerian nationals involved in drug trafficking and illegally residing in the area were arrested.

Out of these, 13 Nigerian nationals were found with various types of narcotics. Three others were discovered to be staying illegally with fake passports and visas. The police seized drugs worth approximately Rs12 crore, which included cocaine, MD powder, methylene, charas, and ganja. Besides, 73 African nationals with expired passports and visas were issued notices to leave the country.

The planning for Operation Garuda began a week ago. The Navi Mumbai Police had been monitoring the activities of foreign nationals residing in various parts of Navi Mumbai. They gathered confidential information about these individuals. On Thursday night, coordinated raids were carried out at 25 locations, where all foreign nationals residing in those areas were investigated and arrested.

A total of 150 police officers and staff from the Navi Mumbai Police Commissionerate participated in this operation. To maintain secrecy, the officers involved were only informed just before the operation, ensuring no leaks of information.

“We will continue monitoring the foreign nationals and repeat the operation whenever the need arises. Officials of Economic Offence Wing, Crime Branch, ANU and local police stations, were involved in the operation,” ACP Dhole said.

Drugs Seized:

. 2.045 kg of cocaine (estimated worth Rs10.22 crore)

. 663 grams of MD powder (estimated worth Rs1.48 crore)

. 58 grams of methylene (estimated worth Rs 11.6 lakh)

. 23 grams of charas (estimated worth Rs 3.45 lakh)

. 31 grams of ganja (estimated worth Rs 6,000)

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Mumbai Five members of Lawrence Bishnoi gang arrested, Mumbai Crime Branch gives a shock to Bishnoi gang

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Mumbai: Mumbai Crime Branch has claimed to have arrested five shooters of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi gang in a major operation. 5 revolvers and 21 live cartridges have been recovered from the possession of these shooters. Mumbai Police is also interrogating these shooters. Police arrested the attackers before they could execute the incident and averted the incident. Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested these five from Andheri area. They had come here with the intention of carrying out a major vandalism incident, but the police foiled the incident before that.

The arrested accused include Vikas Thakur, Samit Dilawar, Devendra Rupesh Saxena, Shreya Suresh Yadav, Vivek Gupta. Vikas Thakur is a resident of Versova Andheri, Samit Mukesh Kumar Dilawar is a resident of Sonipat, Haryana, Devendra Rupesh Saxena is a resident of Madhya Pradesh, Shreya Suresh Yadav is a resident of Jagdishpur, Bihar and Vivek Kumar Gupta is a resident of Rampur, Rajasthan.

Weapons have been recovered from their possession and the Crime Branch has registered a case against them under Section 3 and 25 of the BNS, Section 55 and 61 (2) and Maharashtra Police Act. The Crime Branch is investigating where the accused brought the weapons from.

After the shooting of Salman Khan, Lawrence Bishnoi gang is trying to become active in Mumbai, but due to the strict action of Mumbai Crime Branch, the back of the gang has been broken and now the Crime Branch has given a big blow to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and arrested five of its members. The Crime Branch is further investigating the matter.

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Mumbai Malad Gudi Padwa violence: Three arrested, situation peaceful, police alert, DCP Asmita Hotel

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Mumbai: After the violence on Gudi Padwa in Malad, Mumbai, the situation is now peaceful here, but despite this, politics has also started on this issue and an attempt has been made to spread communal tension by giving it a Hindu-Muslim color. On the occasion of Gudi Padwa, a local youth attacked five minors passing in front of Noorani Mosque. In this case, the police has controlled the situation and so far three people have been arrested. A case of rioting has also been registered against them. The crowd is also being identified. The accused have been identified on the basis of CCTV and three people have been arrested. Along with this, after getting control of the situation, the police has put Malad on high alert and is also keeping an eye on communal elements.

Now communal elements have started trying to spoil the atmosphere in Mumbai, so the police is also keeping an eye on social media. Local DCP Smita Patil said that the situation in Malad Maloni is peaceful and action is being taken against the miscreants. Arrests are also continuing after examining CCTV footage and other footage.

So far three people have been arrested in this case, one of whom is Sharan, who attacked the minor. In this case, Vishwa Hindu Parishad Bajrang Dal has given an ultimatum to the police that if they do not arrest the accused as soon as possible, they will protest. In this case, the DCP has made tight security arrangements at all places and has also appealed not to pay attention to rumors and not to share unverified videos or controversial posts on social media. The police is on alert to maintain law and order in Mumbai and Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Panchalkar has issued strict instructions.

Sanjay Nirupam’s venomous attack on the violence on Gaddi Padwa

After the violence on Gudi Padwa, Sanjay Nirupam has made many serious allegations against the police, he has accused the police of delaying action and protecting the accused. He has questioned the action of Mumbai Police and said that the main accused Sharan and his mother do not allow Hindus to celebrate their festivals and their hooliganism continues here. Sanjay Nirupam has called Muslims Jihadis. Sanjay Nirupam said that the police took action when pressure was put on them.

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Kunal Kamra row: 3 more FIRs filed over Shinde jibe, merged with Mumbai case

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Mumbai, March 29: In fresh trouble for controversial comedian Kunal Kamra, three additional FIRs filed against him in different cities have been merged with the one registered in Mumbai’s Khar police station over his alleged jibe at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

The stand-up comedian courted controversy for cracking an allegedly objectionable joke during a show last month, using the term ‘gaddar’ (traitor) to make a veiled reference to Shinde.

The three zero FIRs that have been merged with the main case registered in Khar were filed in Thane, Nashik and Buldhana by Shiv Sena workers.

The three FIRs were filed by Sunil Jadhav from Nandgaon Manmad, Nashik; Sanjay Bhujbal from Jalgaon Jamod, Buldhana and Mayur Borse from Manmad, Nashik.

The complainants in the three FIRs said that the comedian allegedly created hatred between political parties by making ‘objectionable’ remarks against Shinde. They also alleged that Kamra’s remarks defamed Shinde’s ‘conduct’.

The three FIRs were registered under penal provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita dealing with defamation and public mischief.

Kamra, who has been granted protection against arrest till April 7 by the Madras High Court, has been summoned by Khar police for recording his statement on Monday – this will be the third police attempt to call him as he has not responded to two earlier requests.

Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone 9 (Mumbai), Dixit Gedam said two offences have been registered at Khar police station.

One is against Kamra for derogatory comments, while the other is against people who vandalised the Unicontinental hotel in Khar where the shoot of his stand-up comedy act titled ‘Naya Bharat’ took place.

Kamra landed in trouble after giving a comic spin-off to a popular Hindi song in which he indirectly described Shinde as a ‘traitor’, referring to the 2022 Maharashtra political crisis which eventually led to the collapse of the Uddhav Thackeray-led state government.

The controversy snowballed after Kamra uploaded a clip from the show on social media last Saturday. Angry Shiv Saniks vandalised the hotel, resulting in the arrest and the subsequent granting of bail to 12 Shinde supporters.

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