Nagpur: Crime hub Hasanbagh is now an MD hotspot

NAGPUR: Crime hub Hasanbagh has turned into a hotspot for dealers and peddlers of Mephedrone (MD) drug. After arresting two Hasanbagh-based peddlers last week, the special cell of the crime branch nabbed Mohd Owesh Mohd Shafi Shaikh with 135 gms MD drugs worth Rs5.4 lakh.
A resident of Hasanbagh, Shaikh was trapped at the bus stop near the old Vidarbha Cricket Association stadium on Sunday, a follow up to the four arrests made by the crime branch a day before which resulted in the seizure of 256 gms of MD.The four arrested by the crime branch in the previous operation by the team of senior inspector Sarthak Nehete were receiving the drug supply from Mumbai-based Amir Khan Atik Khan.
In the latest raid, Owesh was arrested for collecting a consignment of 135 gms of MD from Atik, who had sent it from Mumbai. It’s learnt that Atik had paid Rs5,000 to Owesh to collect the drug parcel from the bus stop and deliver it to the customer. Police said the call details of the five accused will help in making more arrests.
Hasanbagh is learnt to have turned into an MD hub after Atik came down from Mumbai for a visit. He had introduced MD to Hasanbagh through gangsters Abu and Javed Baccha. Another big MD peddler, Mohd Amir Malik, who is now on the run, met Atik through Baccha and Abu.
It’s learnt that more raids on MD racketeers are expected in the coming days with operations being supervised by Addl CP Sunil Phulari, DCP, crime, Gajanan Rajmane and ACP Sudhir Nandanwar under the supervision of CP Amitesh Kumar.