The court noted Thakur brought on record ample evidence to show that police persons were in his company at Krishna Bar and Restaurant in Govandi area on the afternoon of September 16, 2019, and they had left the bar with the accused.
The DRI officers interrogated the carrier after recovering 1,496 gm of cocaine from him and laid a trap to arrest the Ugandan woman who was supposed to receive the contraband in Navi Mumbai.
DCP Raj Tilak Roushan said a team led by crime branch (Unit VI) in charge Ravindra Salunkhe received information about a group that was to come to Mulund toll naka to sell narcotics. The police team laid a trap and found two vehicles matching the description of the tip-off they had received.