Navi Mumbai: Drugs worth Rs 1 crore seized from row house in Khargar, 16 Nigerians held

The team that raided the place and nabbed the drug peddlers. Pic/ Navi Mumbai Police

The Anti Narcotic Cell (ANC) of the Navi Mumbai Police on Saturday seized drugs worth more than Rs 1 crore and arrested sixteen Nigerian nationals, including six women from a row house in Kharghar in Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai, the police said.

The ANC team raided the house number 49 at sector 12 in Kharghar after learning that the drugs were being sold to the citizens, an official said.

The team received information about the drug racket and raided the place, the official added.

Drugs including Ganja, Charas, Heroin and Methaqualone which was brought for allegedly selling during New Year's Eve across city was seized, the police said.

The drugs value is around Rs 1,00,70,000 in the market, the police said.

Police also found that the Nigerian nationals were living in India without a valid passport, the official added.

Meanwhile, the neighbouring cities including Mumbai have beefed up security measures ahead of New Year celebrations.

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As part of the security arrangements in Mumbai, 10,000 police constables, 1,500 officers, 25 deputy commissioners of police and seven additional commissioners of police have been deployed to maintain law and order, an official told the PTI.

He said, 46 platoons of the state reserve police force (SRPF), three units of the riot control police and 15 quick response teams (QRT) are also deployed.

The police are anticipating large gatherings near the Gateway of India, Marine Drive, Girgaum Chowpatty, Juhu beach, Bandstand in Bandra and other prominent locations, and security arrangements have been made accordingly, the official said.