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Surat: In one of the major raids, the NDPS cell of the state CID Crime on Sunday night raided a rave birthday party in Magdalla area of Surat and arrested 14 people, including nine women. When police raided the flat, the accused were found in an inebriated state as they had consumed MD, hybrid ganja, and liquor. CID Crime (Surat Zone) registered a complaint under the NDPS Act and Prohibition Act and started investigation.
According to the case, the NDPS cell received a tip-off that a rave party was going on in Magdalla area. Based on the information, police raided a fourth-floor apartment in Jalaram Kutir Society and found many people in an inebriated state. During the raid, police found 9.
31g of MD drugs worth Rs 93,100, 22.73g of hybrid ganja worth Rs 68,490, seven bottles of IMFL, 13 mobile phones, and an electric weighing scale. A senior officer from CID Crime told TOI: "We arrested Amit Yadav, Pigal Patel, Dilip Chakravarti, Harshal Mohite, Viral Tank, and nine women from the apartment.
The party was organised by Yadav as it was his birthday. Out of the nine women, two are of Nepal origin and the others are from northeastern states and Gujarat. They all are family members and friends and were united for the party.
" During investigation, police found that the drugs and liquor were supplied by Sandip, Ayaz Patel, and Pratik Rosho, who were shown as wanted in the FIR. "When we interrogated Yadav, he claimed that he had worked in the Navy and also in the merchant shipping industry. He was also abroad for some time.
We seized 13 mobiles from which we found some clues. We may make more arrests in this case," said an official..
