MUMBAI: Narcotics Control Bureau seized 254gm of heroin, 52gm of MD and 7.5gm of cocaine valued at more than Rs 1 crore in illicit markets during a raid in a forest patch in Mankhurd and arrested a Nigerian on Thursday night.
NCB officer Shrikant Raut sustained a head injury when a gang attacked them with weapons, a machete and stones. NCB had received information that 4-5 foreigners were operating near Mankhurd railway tracks. The gang had become a nuisance in the area, officials said.
“NCB nabbed Obiorah Ekwelar but the others escaped due to difficult terrain and darkness. Four officials suffered superficial injuries,” said NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede.
This is the second time in a week that an NCB team has been attacked by traffickers. “This shows that owing to decisive action against foreign drug traffickers, they have become aggressive,” Wankhede said.
