Police arrest Gujarat man in Vishrantwadi drugs case

Pune police have arrested a 48-year-old man from Bharuch, Gujarat, for his alleged involvement in the Vishrantwadi drugs case. The accused has been identified as Mohamad Aslam Marchant, who was arrested and produced before the court in Bharuch on Friday. Police said the court has granted him police custody till August 21.

Senior police inspector Ulhas Kadam said, “During the interrogation of previously arrested Nimish Abnave, we came to know about Marchant, who was responsible for supplying drugs to the arrested accused from Gujarat and who later sold the drugs at the city level.”

Last week, the Pune City Police Anti-Drug Unit arrested three people and seized the drug Mephedrone worth ₹1 crore from her property from a flat in Tingrenagar.