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Mumbai Police Seize 9,800 Psychotropic Tablets Worth Rs 2.53 Crore
Mumbai police searched a home in Govandi after receiving information about tablets being sold for intoxication.
They found 4,500 Nitrazepam tablets and 5,300 Alprazolam tablets.
Together, the tablets weighed more than three kilograms.
Police estimated their total value at about Rs 2.53 crore.
One report says a person was arrested.
A case was registered under the law that controls drugs and psychotropic substances.
Reports differ about the exact value assigned to the Alprazolam tablets and which legal sections were cited.
Police are trying to find out where the tablets came from and who was meant to receive them.
Mumbai Police’s Anti-Narcotics Cell, Worli Unit, raided a residence in Dr Zakir Hussain Nagar, Govandi, after receiving information about the sale of intoxicating tablets.
Police seized 4,500 Nitrazepam tablets branded NITCOR-10, weighing about 2.475 kilograms and valued at Rs 1.98 crore.
The team also recovered 5,300 Alprazolam tablets branded PROCALM-1, weighing 689 grams; reports differ on their value, citing Rs 55.12 lakh or Rs 55.92 lakh.
The combined seizure was reported as 9,800 tablets worth approximately Rs 2.53 crore, and one person was reported arrested.
Reports differ on the charges listed: one cites NDPS Act Sections 8(c) and 22(c), while another cites Section 22(c); police are investigating the tablets’ source and intended recipients.
- Who
- Mumbai Police Anti-Narcotics Cell, Worli Unit; one person was reported arrested.
- What
- Police seized 9,800 Nitrazepam and Alprazolam tablets in a drug investigation.
- Where
- A residence in Dr Zakir Hussain Nagar, Govandi, Mumbai.
- When
- The reported offence occurred between 10:40 p.m. on October 6 and 12:40 a.m. on October 7; the year was not specified.
- Why
- Police acted on information that tablets used for intoxication were being sold there.
Key facts
- Total seized
- 9,800 tablets
- Estimated combined value
- Approximately Rs 2.53 crore
- Nitrazepam
- 4,500 NITCOR-10 tablets; 2.475 kg; valued at Rs 1.98 crore
- Alprazolam
- 5,300 PROCALM-1 tablets; 689 grams; reports cite Rs 55.12 lakh or Rs 55.92 lakh
- Police unit
- Anti-Narcotics Cell, Worli Unit, Mumbai Police
- Legal provisions reported
- One report cites NDPS Act Sections 8(c) and 22(c); another cites Section 22(c).
- Investigation
- Police are investigating the tablets’ source, intended recipients and alleged distribution network.
Sources
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