The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in Nagpur has arrested four individuals in connection with a major MD drug smuggling operation in the Navsari area of Amravati. The arrests were made on Sunday following a carefully planned sting operation.
The accused have been identified as Awez Arif Ahmed (25) and Mustakeen Khan Abdul Taher Khan (30), both from Chandur Bazar, and Parvez Sheikh Nasir (32) and Faizal Khan Ansar Khan (22), both residents of Amravati.
According to DRI officials, intelligence indicated that the four were planning to smuggle a large quantity of MD drugs in a car for distribution. Acting on the tip-off, the Ahmedabad zonal DRI team deployed a dummy buyer to trap the suspects and successfully arrested them.
On Monday, the four accused were produced before a local court, which granted judicial custody until February 4. Investigations into the source of the MD drugs and the extent of the smuggling network are ongoing.
