07 June,2026 05:59 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The woman has been arrested for allegedly trafficking and illegally possessing ganja. Pic via special arrangement
The Anti-Narcotics Cell (Ghatkopar Unit) of the Mumbai Crime Branch has carried out a major operation, seizing 83.478 kg of ganja from Mankhurd and arresting a woman accused in the case.
According to a press release issued on Sunday by the Office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Anti-Narcotics Cell, Crime Branch, Mumbai, the action was part of an ongoing campaign to curb the illegal trade of narcotic substances in Mumbai and its suburbs.
Acting on confidential information, officers of the Anti-Narcotics Cell's Ghatkopar Unit conducted a raid on June 4, 2026, at the residence of a woman in Maharashtra Nagar, Mandala, Mankhurd. During the operation, police recovered a total of 83.478 kg of ganja from her residence as well as another location.
In connection with the case, an FIR has been registered at Trombay Police Station under relevant Sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.
The woman has been arrested for allegedly trafficking and illegally possessing ganja, and further investigation is underway.
Preliminary investigations suggest that individuals from another state may also be involved in the drug trafficking network, and police are pursuing further leads in that direction.
In a separate incident, the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of the Mumbai Police has secured the preventive detention of a 43-year-old alleged drug trafficker under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act, 1988, officials said.
The accused, Tamijul Haider Mazharhool Haider Rizvi alias Misam (43), a resident of Malwani in Malad West, has been detained for one year and lodged in Nashik Road Central Jail following approval from the Maharashtra Home Department.
According to police officials, the action was initiated after the Kandivali Unit of the Anti-Narcotics Cell found that the accused was a habitual offender who allegedly continued to engage in drug trafficking despite multiple arrests, court proceedings and previous convictions.
Investigators said he repeatedly returned to narcotics-related activities after securing bail in earlier cases.
Police records indicate that he has been booked in seven cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act over the years.
A case against him was registered under Sections 8(a) and 22(b) of the NDPS Act, 1985. During the investigation, officers found that charge sheets had been filed in several cases and that he had previously been convicted.
Despite legal action, authorities allege that he resumed involvement in the illegal drug trade after being released on bail.
