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Some minutes to 2 am on Saturday 3rd August 2019, DCI detectives from the Transnational Organized Crime Unit (TOCU) carried out a sting anti-human trafficking operation on Ritham Bar and Restaurant (formerly, Nasha Bar and Restaurant) located on the 4th floor of Diamond Plaza, Westlands. During the operation, a loaded firearm and marijuana were some of the items recovered from some of the patrons at the club.
Sources indicate that prior to the Saturday operation, Ankur Ghanshyambhai Patel, an Indian national and club owner had been on the DCI's radar for several months for engaging in illegal activities at the premises owned by Chatur Suburali Madat- a Kenyan-born billionaire of Asian origin who is also not a stranger to controversy.
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