Massive Drug Bust in Valsad: Rs 6 Crore Worth Seized

Gujarat ATS and Valsad SOG arrested two individuals in Valsad, seizing drugs worth Rs 6 crore. Abdul Kalam from Daman and Mehulkumar Makwana from Valsad were detained for manufacturing and selling narcotics. The operation focused on a godown in Vapi and more actions are being taken under the NDPS Act.

Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and Valsad Special Operations Group (SOG) have arrested two persons in Valsad district and seized drugs including mephedrone valued at Rs 6 crore in total, an official said on Tuesday.

Acting on a tip-off, a raid was conducted on a scrap godown in Vapi taluka, and 2.3 kg of mephedrone and 0.65 kg of another suspected narcotic substance which was recently declared a controlled substance under the NDPS Act were seized, said the police official.

Abdul Kalam (36), a resident of Daman who hails from Uttar Pradesh, and Mehulkumar Makwana (45), a resident of Valsad district, were arrested for allegedly manufacturing and selling narcotic drugs.

Further action was being taken under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the official said.