Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Police Bust Major Drug Racket, Seize Rs 17 Lakh in MD, Cash

• Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar City Crime Branch busted a large drug trafficking racket in Ravindranagar, Shahabazar area.
• Police seized MD drugs and codeine syrup worth approximately Rs 5 lakh, along with cash and gold-silver ornaments, totaling Rs 17 lakh.
• Four drug mafias, including Sheikh Kalim Sheikh Sardar and Anita Avinash Pachonde, were arrested, exposing a racket involving 12 people.
• The operation was initiated based on a tip-off received by Assistant Police Inspector Vinayak Shelke regarding hidden MD drugs.
• Further investigation is ongoing, with police actively searching for eight other individuals involved in the drug network.

Why It Matters: A police tip-off led to a major drug bust in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, seizing Rs 17 lakh in contraband.