In the wake of the seizure of drugs worth Rs 313.64 crore from Dwarka and the earlier seizure of 3,000 kg from the Mundra port and amidst his revelations of names in the cruise drug bust case, Minority Affairs Minister and NCP chief spokesperson Nawab Malik asked whether the drug business was being run from Gujarat.
Without naming the BJP, the minister called upon Central investigation agencies and the Narcotics Control Board (NCB) to probe these cases and also look into whether the state of Gujarat was becoming a hub for the entry of drugs through the sea route and supply to other parts of India.
“Today, drugs were seized in Dwarka, Gujarat. Is Gujarat now becoming a hub for the drug racket? After Mundra port, drugs worth Rs 313.64 crore were seized in Dwarka. Is this a coincidence?” he asked.
He further said, “Manish Bhanushali, Dhawal Bhanushali, Kiran Gosavi, Sunil Patil (linked with the cruise drugs bust case) frequently stayed at five-star hotels in Ahmedabad. They had close ties with Gujarat Minister Kiritsinh Rana. These are all players in the game of drugs. The question that now remains is whether the drug game is being run from Gujarat or not.”
Malik also took a dig at the NCB, saying that instead of creating a false impression that Mumbai has become a bastion for the drug business by going after two or three grams of drugs from Bollywood actors for publicity, it should focus on big seizures.
Malik has been making a series of exposes on the cruise drugs bust case and against NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede by terming the whole thing a fake operation.
He also demanded that Central probe agencies and NCB should check if the drugs coming to Gujarat were being supplied outside that state. He made a strong case for exposing the links of those involved in such cases.
