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Heroin worth Rs 362.59 crore found in unclaimed container at Nhava Sheva Port
Updated On: 16 July, 2022 04:18 PM IST | Mumbai | Anurag Kamble
The consignment was concealed in the frame of the freight container which was lying unclaimed for last seven months
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BK Singh, Navi Mumbai Commissioner of Police with the heroin that was seized in Panvel
Navi Mumbai Police, with the help of Punjab Police, have seized heroin weighing 72.518 kg worth Rs 362.59 crores in international market from an unclaimed shipping container. The consignment was concealed in the frame of the freight container which was lying unclaimed for last seven months. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to investigate the exporter and importer of the consignment. No arrests have been made so far.
The container had arrived at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), Nhava Seva, from Dubai. The input was shared to Navi Mumbai Police on Thursday afternoon, after which DCP (crime) Suresh Mengde formed a team and rushed to JNPT. "The information was of a container with registration number, the container had arrived seven months ago hence the team had to go through all the records to zero in on the suspicious container. Finally, we found that it`s been parked at premises of Navkar Logistics, Container Freight Station (CFS)," DCP Mengde said.
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