Rajasthan man caught with drugs worth Rs 6 lakh

Surat: A native of Rajasthan was nabbed with banned methamphetamine drug worth nearly Rs six lakh on Kadodara-Surat highway on Wednesday.
Following specific information, the Surat special operation group (SOG) kept a watch and caught Pravin Kumar Vana (Bishnoi), a native of Jalore in Rajasthan with 58.539 gm drug.
Police had also detained a 38-year-old man from Umrala who had allegedly ordered the drug for his own consumption and trade.
Head constable Ashokbhai Labhubhai of SOG had received information about a person who was coming to city to deliver the drug. Acting on this tip-off, SOG PI RS Ubera and his team kept a watch and caught Vana on the highway.
During primary interrogation, police got to know that Aashuram Khileri from Jalore had sent Vana to deliver the stuff to Jaimin Savani, a resident of Sarthana area of Surat. Police detained Savani, a native of Bhavnagar who has been living in Surat for the past many years.
Savani had started consuming the drugg with his friend during lockdown and got addicted to it. Police registered an offence under different sections under NDPS Act.