Satwant Singh Mohi, a former MLA from Shatrana, has been arrested and raids are being conducted to arrest the other remaining accused, an official statement said on Thursday.
According to Bhanupada Superintendent of Police (SP) Bhanupada Chakraborty, "Acting on confidential information from a reliable source, Police Inspector Shuburanjan Dey in Kadamtala Police Station arrested Rashid Ahmed with 437gm of heroin worth Rs 40 lakh on Wednesday."
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Thursday arrested two Bangladeshi citizens living illegally in Navi Mumbai, said an official from the Maharashtra ATS.
The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday dismissed the bail plea of Enforcement Directorate (ED) officer Ankit Tiwari who was arrested by Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) sleuths in connection with an alleged bribe case.
In a breakthrough against the drug network, Raipur police have arrested a youth for allegedly peddling cannabis in an ambulance and recovered over 364 kilograms of cannabis (psychotropic drugs from the emergency vehicle in Raipur.
Additional SP Rajendra disclosed crucial details about the operation. He revealed that all five suspects hail from Hyderabad and had arranged for two vehicles to transport the ganja from Narsipatnam to Karnataka.
Bigg Boss Telugu season-7 winner Pallavi Prashanth has been arrested by the police from Telangana's Hyderabad for allegedly disturbing peace near the Annapurna Studios after the announcement of his victory on Monday night, said the police on Wednesday.
The officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Mumbai busted an attempt to smuggle narcotic substances by a female Ugandan national on December 20.
The FIA's anti-corruption unit detained Sheikh Akhtar Hussain, the ex-Chief Executive Officer of DRAP, following revelations that his appointment to the regulatory authority, based on a purported PhD degree, was discovered to be fake, according to an FIA spokesperson.