Nashik: Nashik rural police Investigation has been started to track down the drug peddlers from whom the Mumbai group had bought Contraband before coming IgatpuriNashik Rural SP Sachin said Patil.
The rural police made seven more arrests late on Sunday – some support staff at the villa and others from Mumbai – taking the total number of arrests in the case to 29. Among those arrested is a Nigerian national, who was in Mumbai. raided.
Police raided and detained 22 people found in a state of intoxication in two Igatpuri villas on Sunday by a drug party. 12 out of 22 were women. Most of them are small time actors and contestants of a popular television reality show.
Speaking to TOI, SP Sachin Patil said that the group had bought drugs in Mumbai and took the same to Igatpuri. The search has been started for the people selling liquor.
According to the police, all the 29 people arrested were produced in the court. Four people, who were instrumental in procuring the drugs, were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and remanded to nine days’ police custody till July 6. The remaining 25 have been arrested under cigarette. and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) and sections 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 269 (negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) and 270 (malignant act to life Dangerous disease likely to spread infection) ) They have been sent to one day police custody.
“We are in the process of collecting blood samples of all 29 people to ascertain whether they had consumed drugs or not. If traces of drugs are found in their blood samples, more stringent charges will be framed against them.
Preliminary investigation suggests that the group had purchased more than 5 grams of cocaine and other tobacco products in Mumbai before coming to Igatpuri.
The rural police made seven more arrests late on Sunday – some support staff at the villa and others from Mumbai – taking the total number of arrests in the case to 29. Among those arrested is a Nigerian national, who was in Mumbai. raided.
Police raided and detained 22 people found in a state of intoxication in two Igatpuri villas on Sunday by a drug party. 12 out of 22 were women. Most of them are small time actors and contestants of a popular television reality show.
Speaking to TOI, SP Sachin Patil said that the group had bought drugs in Mumbai and took the same to Igatpuri. The search has been started for the people selling liquor.
According to the police, all the 29 people arrested were produced in the court. Four people, who were instrumental in procuring the drugs, were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and remanded to nine days’ police custody till July 6. The remaining 25 have been arrested under cigarette. and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) and sections 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 269 (negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) and 270 (malignant act to life Dangerous disease likely to spread infection) ) They have been sent to one day police custody.
“We are in the process of collecting blood samples of all 29 people to ascertain whether they had consumed drugs or not. If traces of drugs are found in their blood samples, more stringent charges will be framed against them.
Preliminary investigation suggests that the group had purchased more than 5 grams of cocaine and other tobacco products in Mumbai before coming to Igatpuri.
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