Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Mumbai Crime Branch Arrests Bihar Supplier, Seizes ₹10.09 Crore Charas
Mumbai police seized a large amount of charas, a type of illegal drug.
The drugs weighed 10.090 kilograms and were valued at about ₹10.09 crore.
Police first intercepted a person near Bandra Terminus on August 17.
During their investigation, they received information about an alleged supplier.
The suspected supplier was identified as Jakir Hussain Mohammad Esak from Bihar.
Police arrested him in Raxaul on August 23.
They say he was preparing to flee to Nepal when he was caught.
Investigators are now trying to find everyone involved in bringing, transporting, and distributing the drugs.
The Mumbai Crime Branch seized 10.090 kilograms of charas valued at approximately ₹10.09 crore.
The seizure occurred on August 17 near Bandra Terminus in Mumbai’s Bandra East.
Police arrested suspected supplier Jakir Hussain Mohammad Esak, 56, in Raxaul, Bihar, on August 23.
The arrest was made with assistance from local police while he was allegedly preparing to flee to Nepal.
A case was registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, with the investigation continuing into the wider supply chain.
- Who
- The Mumbai Crime Branch’s Anti-Narcotics Cell and suspected supplier Jakir Hussain Mohammad Esak.
- What
- Police seized 10.090 kilograms of charas and arrested an alleged supplier.
- When
- The seizure took place on August 17; the alleged supplier was arrested on August 23.
- Where
- The seizure occurred near Bandra Terminus in Bandra East, Mumbai; the arrest occurred in Raxaul, East Champaran, Bihar.
- Why
- Police are investigating the alleged drug supply chain, including the source of the charas and others involved in its transportation and distribution.
- Drug seized
- 10.090 kilograms of charas
- Estimated value
- Approximately ₹10.09 crore
- Initial seizure date
- August 17
- Arrest date
- August 23
- Accused
- Jakir Hussain Mohammad Esak, 56, of Raxaul, East Champaran, Bihar
- Arrest location
- Raxaul, Bihar
- Law invoked
- Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985