NAGPUR: The New Kamptee Police have seized 5.084 kg of suspected ganja worth ₹1.01 lakh and arrested a 26-year-old man during a raid near Asha Hospital on the Kamptee-Automotive Square road on Saturday. Police have also identified two other suspects, including a man from Odisha, who are allegedly connected to the drug supply network.
The arrested accused has been identified as Mohammed Shafik Mohammed Rafiq Ansari (26), a resident of Bunkar Colony near Dhor Hospital in Kamptee. Police have registered a case under Sections 8(c), 20(b)(ii)(B) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
According to police, acting on a specific intelligence input, a team from New Kamptee Police Station conducted a raid near Asha Hospital at around 5.10 am on October 31. During the search, the police recovered 5.084 kg of suspected ganja from Ansari’s possession. The seized contraband was valued at approximately ₹1,01,680, calculated at ₹20,000 per kg.
Police also seized a OnePlus 6T Android mobile phone worth around ₹10,000 and a railway ticket bearing the route Kantabanji to Nagpur, reportedly indicating the accused’s travel from Odisha. The total value of the seized property has been estimated at ₹1,11,680.
During interrogation, Ansari allegedly told the police that he had procured the contraband from Odisha and claimed that the consignment belonged to another accused, identified as Faizan Ansari Firoz Ansari (27), a resident of Gol Bazaar in Old Kamptee. Police said Faizan has four previous cases registered against him for possession of ganja under the NDPS Act.
Another suspect, identified only as Shadab (around 26), a resident of Kantabanji in Odisha, has also been named in the case. Both suspects are currently absconding, and police teams are searching for them.
The operation was conducted under the guidance of Police Commissioner Vishwas Nangre Patil and other senior officers, with a team led by New Kamptee Senior Police Inspector Mahesh Andhale. PSI Yogesh Nalte and police personnel Kishor Mahant, Vivek Dorsewar, Suraj Thakur, Ashish Bagde and Tushar More assisted in the operation.
