Gujarat: Cannabis-Laced Tablets Worth Rs 12.67 Crore Seized, Two Arrested

October 24, 2026

Valsad, Gujarat: Police in Gujarat’s Valsad district have seized more than 2.5 tonnes of cannabis-laced intoxicating tablets worth Rs 12.67 crore and arrested two men in connection with an alleged drug supply network.

The seizures were made during raids in Vapi and Dadra by the district police’s Anti-Narcotics Wing and Special Operations Group. Police said two other accused linked to the alleged supply network are still wanted.

During the first raid, police searched the house of Mohammad Amin Mohammad Basu Khan, 46, in Raza Gali, Ahmednagar, in Vapi’s Chhiri area. The search led to the seizure of 387.75 kg of tablets valued at Rs 1.93 crore. Khan was arrested in connection with the case.

Investigators then followed the alleged supply trail to Pradip Verma, also known as Mannu Verma, 28, who ran a business at Shri Sai Complex in Dadra, in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

A second raid was carried out at Verma’s shop near the Lavachha border on Tidhara Road. Police arrested him and recovered another 2,147.35 kg of the tablets, valued at Rs 10.73 crore.

Together, the two seizures amounted to 2,535.1 kg of tablets worth Rs 12,67,55,000. Police also seized two mobile phones valued at Rs 10,000 and two electricity bills. The total value of the seized property was put at Rs 12,67,65,000.

Two More Accused Remain Wanted

Police have named Anurag Gupta, a resident of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, and Salman Iqbal Siddiqui, who lives in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar area, as the two other accused in the case. Both remain at large, according to the police.

Khan originally belongs to Kukurmand village in Jharkhand’s Chatra district and was living in Vapi. Verma is originally from Tirua village in Uttar Pradesh’s Kannauj district and was residing at Shri Sai Complex in Dadra.

The case was registered at Dungra police station in Valsad district following a complaint by Anti-Narcotics Wing Sub-Inspector R.P. Dodiya. Police Inspector H.G. Rabari was also present during the proceedings.

Further investigation has been handed over to Special Operations Group Sub-Inspector S.R. Suslade, whose unit operates from a camp in Vapi.

Police are continuing their investigation into the alleged supply network and the roles of the accused. The allegations against those named in the case remain subject to the investigation and legal proceedings.