Mumbai, Nov 14 (PTI) The Mumbai police have arrested three persons part of an international drug syndicate, who are incarcerated in Chennai, in connection with the seizure of cocaine worth Rs 15 crore, an official said on Friday.

The accused, Tarun Kapoor (26), Himanshu Shah (25), and Sahil Attari (25), were lodged in a Chennai prison in a drug case, and a team from the Mumbai police obtained their custody, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 1) Pravin Mundhe said.

They were placed under arrest in the cocaine seizure case and sent to police custody till November 18, he said.

The official said that the role of the trio had come to light during the probe into the seizure of cocaine worth Rs 15 crore from a guest house in south Mumbai’s Dongri area on September 2.

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