Archive · 2 Sep 2025
Mumbai Banana Vendor Arrested for Alleged Drug Peddling
Imagine a 60-year-old banana seller named Mohammad.
The police caught him and found drugs.
He was selling bananas, but also, secretly, he was allegedly selling MD drugs.
The police found the drugs in a metal box in his handcart.
The drugs were worth a lot of money, about 35 lakh rupees.
Mohammad said he turned to drug dealing because he needed more money than he was making selling bananas.
Now the police are investigating how long he was selling drugs and where he got them.
A 60-year-old man was arrested in Mumbai.
The suspect was a banana vendor.
Police found 153 grams of MD drugs.
Drugs were found in a metal box in his handcart.
The estimated value of the drugs is Rs 35.30 lakh.
- Who
- Mohammad Ali Abdul Gaffar Sheikh, a 60-year-old banana vendor.
- What
- Arrested for allegedly selling MD drugs.
- When
- Late Friday night.
- Where
- Maharashtranagar Road near Bandra Bus Depot, Mumbai.
- Why
- Suspected of selling MD drugs.
- Suspect
- Mohammad Ali Abdul Gaffar Sheikh
- Age
- 60 years old
- Charge
- Alleged possession of MD drugs
- Location of arrest
- Maharashtranagar Road near Bandra Bus Depot, Mumbai
- Date of arrest
- Late Friday night
- Quantity of MD drugs recovered
- 153 grams
- Estimated Value of MD drugs
- Rs 35.30 lakh