Mumbai Crime Branch Unit 9 arrested a 40-year-old man and seized 1.505 kg of hashish worth Rs 1.5 crore in the international market during a raid at a house in Bandra West, according to the Times of India report. The arrest was made after the unit received what police described as credible information.
The arrested man was identified as Farhan Khan. The raid was conducted by a Crime Branch team led by inspector Sachin Puranik, with panch witnesses present during the search, the report said. Police recovered 1 kg and 505 grams of hashish from the residence.
The seized substance was taken into custody following the prescribed legal procedure. A case has been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in connection with the recovery.
According to the report, the police suspect that Khan was selling narcotics from his residence. The supplied report does not provide details of any alleged buyers, the intended distribution network or the source of the hashish.
The seizure took place in Bandra West, a densely developed Mumbai neighbourhood with a mix of residential buildings, commercial premises and high-volume local activity. The case places the alleged narcotics activity within a residential setting, but the report does not state whether other people were present in the house during the raid or whether additional arrests are expected.
The NDPS Act case will determine the next legal steps in the matter. Further details about the accused’s court production, custody status, forensic examination of the seized material and the police investigation were not available in the supplied report.
