In a major success Central Crime Branch (CCB) busted an inter-state brown sugar smuggler gang and arrested 3 persons while they were trying to peddle brown sugar worth Rs 15 lakh. The accused were arrested from OCM Chowk area, informed Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime) Shweta Shrivastava on Thursday.
According to police, the accused were identified as Mohammed Israel alias Maza (50), Mohammed Fukran Ansari alias Raja (21) and Nitin Bhagatkar (28) all natives of Nagapur.
Police informed that they had inputs that two persons on a white color Innova (MH-21 C-1951) were having some kind of drugs. Acting on the inputs CCB sleuths reached on the spot and the accused were rounded up. Police found 49 grams of brown sugar from their possession whose market value is around Rs 15 lakh, the ASP told reporters.
Dealing about the accused police said Maza is a notorious drug dealer and has been selling various kinds of banned drugs in different cities of India. In different police stations of Nagpur 27 cases of Narcotics and beating has been registered against Maza. “In 2007 he was expelled from Nagpur city and district for 2 years,” the ASP said.
During initial interrogation Maza told police that he had procured brown sugar from Rajasthan. He also confessed of selling brown sugar in Raipur, Ambikapur, Bilaspur and Durg. Meanwhile after the exposure of gang police is planning to launch big operation against persons involved in drug trade. A case under Section 20 of Narcotic act has been registered against trio.