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The fraud came to fore on Thursday when Akola district's Dahihanda Police received a tip-off that four people were raiding shops and extorting money.
Home Minister Amit Shah also virtually joined from Bengaluru where he was chairing the NCB's Regional Conference on Drug Trafficking & National Security for Southern States and Union Territories.
In yet another major crackdown on the drug menace, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Wednesday busted an inter-state drug syndicate and arrested three persons.
Information was gathered about a person based in Navi Mumbai, who was actively involved in the regular procurement and further distribution of drugs.
The case relies heavily on such statements which are in the form of "voluntary confessions".