Woman arrested, drugs worth Rs 6 lakh seized

A 36-year-old woman from Mumbai was arrested and narcotic drugs worth around Rs 5.96 lakh were seized from her by Navi Mumbai police.

The woman, identified as Shanno Ramzan Sheikh from Antop Hill, was held yesterday.

"Following a tip-off that a woman was coming to CBD Belapur to sell the drugs on a large scale, the officials kept a vigil and nabbed her around 6.30 pm yesterday," Vinod Chavan, Inspector of the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Navi Mumbai police, said.

"The accused was carrying 127.20 grams of methaqualone and 85.70 grams of ketamine, both narcotic drugs, for selling. The contraband was being carried in a plastic bag. The total value of the seizure is Rs 5.96 lakh," he said.
 

An offence under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered against the woman.