The Azad Maidan unit of Mumbai Police’s Anti Narcotic Cell arrested a 40-year-old man from Worli on Friday and seized 40 kilograms of cannabis valued at Rs 8 lakh from him.
Police had received a tip-off about a drug peddler arriving near Worli on Friday and a trap was laid accordingly near Worli Dairy Workers Quarters on Friday morning, around 6.45 am.
Upon interception, police found 40 grams of good quality cannabis valued at Rs 8 lakh in the international market.
During the preliminary probe, police questioned him about the source of the drugs and suspect that Basayya, a drug peddler, could be a part of a bigger international drug syndicate and be involved in peddling other high quality drugs in the city.