Mumbai Crime Branch seize 470 litres of adulterated milk after busting manufacturing unit in Vasai, four held

The Mumbai Crime Branch has busted an illegal manufacturing unit allegedly producing counterfeit milk pouches and supplying packaging to those involved in milk adulteration across Mumbai and its suburbs officials saidFour people have been arrested following coordinated raids in Dahisar East and Vasai police saidThe investigation conducted by Unit 12 of Mumbai Crime Branch has also uncovered an alleged supply network that had been producing and distributing fake branded milk packaging since 2021The investigation began on July 9 2026 after Crime Branch officers received information about the alleged distribution of adulterated milk in Dahisar EastPolice raided a room at Rajesh Compound where they allegedly found suspects tampering with milk pouchesAccording to investigators the accused would cut open genuine pouches of brands remove some of the milk and replace it with unhygienic waterThe pouches were then reportedly resealed and prepared for sale as genuine branded milkPolice seized around 470 litres of milk counterfeit pouches sealing equipment and mobile phones during the raid Two suspects were arrested at the spotProbe leads police to Vasai factoryDuring questioning the arrested suspects allegedly led investigators to the main person behind the counterfeit packaging operationPolice tracked down and arrested the alleged mastermind in TelanganaFurther investigation reportedly revealed that the suspect had been manufacturing and supplying counterfeit milk packaging material to adulterators in Mumbai and surrounding areas for more than five yearsActing on the information Crime Branch officers raided a factory at Waliv Phata in Vasai East in Palghar district in MaharashtraMachinery worth Rs 10 lakh seizedPolice seized printing and pouchmaking machinery worth around Rs 10 lakh from the factoryThe equipment was allegedly being used to print counterfeit brand logos and manufacture plastic pouches designed to resemble those used by established milk brandsInvestigators said the operation exposed the entire alleged supply chain from the manufacture of counterfeit packaging to the adulteration and distribution of milkPolice said property worth more than Rs 1079 lakh was seized during the operationThe seizures included 470 litres of adulterated milk carrying branding of top milk brands valued at around Rs 29750 Counterfeit empty milk pouches and related material worth around Rs 13000 Printing and pouchmaking machinery worth around Rs 10 lakh Four mobile phones valued at around Rs 40000A case has been registered at Dahisar Police Station under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNS and the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006Police said the crackdown has helped dismantle the alleged network involved in manufacturing counterfeit packaging and supplying it to milk adulteratorsFurther investigation is underway to identify other people who may have been involved in the supply and distribution chain