Ateam of the Mumbai Narcotics Control Bureau has busted a hideout of the drug mafia in the Nanded district of Maharashtra and seized over 100kg of drugs. Three suspects were detained.

An NCB source told India Today TV that a raid was conducted by an NCB unit that is in Nanded looking for the kingpin of the drug mafia in Maharashtra. “Two types of drugs, weighing over 100 kilograms, were seized,” he said.

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The Mumbai NCB is also investigating a Naxal angle in the drug mafia case in the state.

“It is too early to comment on our findings as a probe is underway,” said an NCB source. An NCB team is also investigating the Naxal angle in Andhra Pradesh with the help of other agencies.

Although two persons were arrested by NCB during the first raid in Nanded when over 1,000kg of Ganja was seized, the mastermind — Anil Taklu — managed to evade the law enforcement agencies. Search for the alleged mastermind and his associates is still on, said an officer.

On November 15, Mumbai NCB seized a total of 1,127kg of marijuana (ganja) in Manjram, Nanded. NCB intercepted two persons and seized a 12-wheeler truck. The agency said that the consignment was to be delivered in Jalgaon, Maharashtra. NCB said that the seizure was one of the highest by the agency’s Mumbai unit.