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The officials from Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Vapi, Gujarat arrested a key member of a drug racket from Mumbai Monday in connection with the seizure of Mephedrone worth Rs 180 crore.
Vajhulkamar Shakil Ahmed, alias Pappu, 46, was arrested in Mumbai and taken to Gujarat on Monday, said agency sources.
Pappu is allegedly the key member of a racket that manufactured huge amount of mephedrone in Vapi.
On Sunday, acting on the intelligence, the DRI teams from Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Surat, and Vapi had conducted a search operation at the factory premises of M/s Prime Polymer Industries, in Vapi GIDC. The firm was allegedly found involved in the illicit production of mephedrone.
Two drums and a filtration tube were found at the facility, and over 121 kg of suspected mephedrone in liquid form was found in them. The commercial quantity of mephedrone, as specified by the government, is 50 grams.
After forensics lab officials confirmed the said material to be mephedrone, DRI officials arrested Raju Singh, the owner of the said factory premises.
During his questioning, DRI officials learned about more suspects involved in the racket, and subsequently, Prime Polymer Industries employees Keyur Patel (31) and one Kundan Yadav (30) were arrested from Gujarat.
Name of Pappu also cropped up as a key accused in the interrogations of the arrested accused.
Following this, a team of DRIs came to Mumbai and arrested Nalasopara resident Pappu.
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The DRI probe has revealed that one prime suspect, Nadeem, around four months ago asked Pappu to look for someone who could manufacture mephedrone for him against a hefty commission.
Pappu had then introduced Raju Singh to Nadeem for the work. Raju had told Nadeem that he would manufacture mephedrone with the help of Keyur Patel, who has worked in the chemical industry.
All the accused have been arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, DRI said.
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