25 January,2021 01:36 PM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan
Dongri druglord Arif Bhujwala
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested Mumbai's most wanted drug lord Arif Bhujwala from Raigad district in Maharashtra in connection with a drugs case
Last Wednesday, a team of NCB reached Bhujwala's Dongri residence to conduct a raid; however, he escaped from the spot. Bhujwala is believed to be a close aide of Dawood Ibrahim's brother Anees Ibrahim.
According to the NCB, Bhujwala became one of the biggest suppliers of Mephedrone in Mumbai and across the country over the past five years. Sources in the NCB said that as per the initial investigation, it has been found that he invested in property worth Rs 100 crore and also owned multiple high-end cars and bikes, some of which the agency has seized.
Following a raid led by NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede at Bhujwala's Noor Manzil residence in Dongri, the agency found that he was running a drug manufacturing factory just 700 metres from the Dongri police station.
According to the NCB, he owns a dozen cars, including Audi, Mercedes, BMW, Pajero, Toyota and Hyundai and high-end bikes and electronic gadgets. The cops have seized a Hyundai i10, Toyota, SUV and scooty. So far, the agency has got details about four flats, two shops and a 33-acre agricultural land owned by him. According to them, the plot is worth around Rs 30-40 crore.
Following the arrest of Parvez Khan alias Chinku Pathan, grandson of late underworld don Karim Lala, the NCB thought he was the kingpin of the drug racket in the city but his interrogation led them to Bhujwala. Probe has revealed that Chinku was helping him to expand his business.
During the raid, the cops recovered a revolver and cash amounting to almost Rs 2.18 crore. Further, they seized 5.69 kg of MD, 1 kg of Methamphetamine, 6.126 kg of Ephedrine and a huge stash of packing materials, utensils, weighing scales and other apparatus used to manufacture drugs.
Bhujwala recently visited Dubai twice and those trips are under the NCB lens.
