Mumbai: The Mumbai police seized 134 grams of charas and over half a dozen of white colour tablets, suspected to be drugs, from inside the Arthur Road Jail in the Chinchpokli area here. The drugs were found near barrack 11, which houses high-profile prisoners. A case has been registered on Sunday against an unknown person and a probe is underway.
According to police sources, a constable named Ajay Dhuri found the package on November 30. The drug was packed in a polythene bag and was thrown from outside the jail. The bag landed near a ground-plus-two building, where undertrials of sensitive cases are lodged.
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Police constable Ajay Dhuri said that he was on duty on November 29 evening and found the bag containing the narcotics substance at around 4:30 AM the next day. He immediately informed the seniors about the black-coloured polyethene bag, leading to its inspection. A case was registered at the NM Joshi Marg police station against an unidentified person.
The drugs were thrown from outside and an investigation is on, said a police official. He added that CCTV footage of the area is also being examined to find the person behind the act. A chemical analysis of the drug is likely to be done.
