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Patidar sentenced to 54 months in US drug case: Bhavesh operated drug network from Surat; Bhaskar finds slu

Reported by Bhaskar English

Download Home Video Search Watch Top News Local National Cricket Business Originals International Tech & Science Entertainment Lifestyle Sports Utility Career West Bengal Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan English News Local Gujarat Surat Bhavesh Lathiya Surat Fentanyl Drug Network Exposed | US Prison Sentence Patidar sentenced to 54 months in US drug case: Bhavesh operated drug network from Surat; Bhaskar finds slum instead of Lathiya’s alleged factory Surat 1 day ago Copy link In 2022, in the opioid 'fentanyl' drug racket case, a federal court in Brooklyn, United States, sentenced 37-year-old Bhavesh Lathiya to 54 months (four and a half years) in prison and imposed a fine of $24,560. Pharmacist Bhavesh Lathiya had established the epicenter of the drug network at Shop No. 7 of the Pluto Multiplex and Business Center in Amroli-Chhaprabhatha, Surat. From this small office, Bhavesh had established a direct connection with Mexico's notorious drug mafia gang, the "Sinaloa Cartel."

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