Bidar police busted a drug racket and arrested five persons in two incidents in Bidar this week.
Jaffer A. Ali alias Jaffery, who is considered the kingpin of the racket, was arrested on Saturday. He was arrested from his residence in Irani Colony following a raid by the police. The police team also seized banned substances from his house.
On Tuesday, a team intercepted a car coming from Kalaburgi at the Irani Colony gate. The team found ganja, psychotropic tablets and syrup bottles in the car.
Police arrested Supreet Navale (23) and Mastansab Ulgar (45), both from Kalaburgi, and Saboddin Syed (28) and Kiran alias Kirya Idgar (19), both of Bhalki. A case has been registered in Gandhi Gunj police station.
Superintendent of Police Prakash Nikam told presspersons in Bidar on Wednesday that banned substances worth Rs. 2.88 lakh were seized. “We got around 34 boxes of tablets valued at Rs 23,562, and 13 boxes of another tablet of Rs 15,080, over 300 cough syrup bottles of Rs 29,599 and 20 kg of ganja. We are keeping an eye on such activities,” he said.
