The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has apprehended one Ummer Sidhik Daigoli, who had been absconding since 2019 after a charas syndicate racket was busted by the authorities. Daigoli was arrested from Delhi when he was trying to flee to Bangkok on May 31.

“In May 2019, the NCB’s Mumbai Zonal Unit seized 2.763 kg of charas and 83 strips of Pregabalin while raiding a hotel in Andheri. The charas and Pregabalin capsules were concealed in a cricket kit that was supposed to be sent to Qatar,” said an NCB officer. According to the police, during the investigation, it was revealed that six people had been involved in this matter and while they apprehended five accused, the sixth—Daigoli—was absconding,” said the officer.