Three held with 6 kg charas worth Rs 60 lakhs

Three persons were today arrested for allegedly carrying six kg charas (hashish) which was recovered from their car near Rajasthan border in Gujarat by the Ahmedabad Zonal Unit of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).
On a specific tip off, the officials intercepted the car at Shamlaji in Arvalli district and recovered the contraband which was concealed in a specially-made cavity in its dashboard, said zonal director of Ahmedabad-NCB Hari Om Gandhi.
"On searching their car, we found 6 kg charas hidden inside a cleverly made cavity in the dashboard. The street price of this contraband is Rs 60 lakhs. We have arrested three persons from the spot," said Gandhi.

Those who were arrested include Aslam Shaikh, a resident of Vadodara, Shakil Ansari, a resident of Mumbai and Salim Shaikh, a resident of Vadodara.
"During primary interrogation, it has been revealed that the trio had received the contraband from a person called Ashraf in Delhi. They were headed to Gujarat to deliver charas in their car from Delhi via Udaipur," said Gandhi.
Among these three, Aslam is a the mastermind while two others used to work for him as assistants. Probe has revealed that Aslam was involved in drug trafficking since last few years.
"Aslam told us that he works for a Kashmir based drug supplier Ashra Soda. The source of this charas is also the Kashmir valley," said Gandhi.

Further probe is on to find out their connections in Gujarat, said the official.