Heroin worth Rs 2.5 crore seized from trio

The Anti-Narcotics Cell of Pune Police seized 2.5 kg heroin valued at Rs 2.5 crore at the international market from three peddlers on the Sangamwadi-Yerawada Road on July 11. A Hyundai Civic (MH 43 N 8396) used by the trio was also seized. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in ACB Deepak Sakore said that the peddlers identified as Simab Kayyum Shaikh (24), Asif Abdul Sayyed (32) and Abeda Aziz Mandekar (58) are residents of Kalyan, Thane. Shaikh was the main peddler, and Sayyed used to drive the car owned by Mandekar.

According to the police, ANC Chief Inspector Pratibha Joshi said that the cell laid a trap on a tip-off that the trio will be passing by the city in a car carrying drugs. “We followed their movements for four days before arresting them on July 11. The suspects had bought the drug from Mumbai and were heading to Ahmednagar for dealing. A case against them has been filed at the Yerawada police station. They are first-time offenders and we are investigating the details of buyers,” Sakore said on July 12. A case under Sections 21 (C), 22 (C), 29 and 8 (C) of Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 has been registered against the trio.

Originally published on The Golden Sparrow