Mumbai Police raid mephedrone factory in Gujarat, seize drugs worth Rs 74.76 crore

A team from Mumbai Police has uncovered a suspected mephedrone MD manufacturing unit in Gujarat and seized narcotics chemicals and equipment collectively valued at around Rs 7476 crore officials said on TuesdayThe operation was carried out by officers from Sakinaka Police Station as part of an investigation into a drug trafficking case registered earlier last monthAccording to police the investigation began after the arrest of a woman accused of selling mephedrone in MumbaiDuring questioning and subsequent technical analysis investigators allegedly traced the source of the narcotics to a facility located in Navsari district of GujaratPolice then launched a raid at the location and uncovered what they described as a factory being used for the production of mephedroneChemicals and equipment seizedDuring the operation officers recovered large quantities of chemicals believed to be used in the manufacture of synthetic drugsAmong the materials seized were liquid MD chemical compounds laboratory substances and industrial equipment allegedly used in the production processPolice also seized machinery storage containers and other equipment from the premisesDrugs and raw materials worth crores recoveredOfficials said the total value of the seized narcotics precursor chemicals and manufacturing equipment is estimated at approximately Rs 7476 croreInvestigators believe the facility was capable of producing substantial quantities of synthetic drugs and may have been linked to a wider interstate narcotics networkInvestigation continuesPolice said further investigations are underway to identify other individuals involved in the alleged operation and to determine the scale of the drug distribution networkThe officials said that they were also examining financial and communication records to trace the supply chain and identify additional suspects connected to the caseMD drug factory busted in Telangana by MBVV copsMeanwhile the Crime Detection Branch CDB of the MiraBhayandar VasaiVirar MBVV Police Commissionerate has busted a largescale MD Mephedrone drug manufacturing factory operating from a farmhouse in Telanganas Sangareddy districtAccording to the police the officials seized narcotics precursor chemicals and sophisticated laboratory equipment collectively valued at Rs 2072 crore during the operationThe investigation began on April 4 2026 when Nayanagar Police raided a flat in Chheda Adarsh Building in Mira Road East and seized 1324 kg of MD drugs worth Rs 266 croreFollowing the seizure Crime Branch teams launched an extensive investigation and conducted multiple raids across Mumbai and neighbouring areas including Mira Road Agripada Malwani and ManoriPolice had earlier arrested 15 accused and recovered drugs chemicals and laboratory equipment worth approximately Rs 1365 croreThe investigation gained momentum after the arrest of three more suspects from Hyderabad taking the total number of arrests in the case to 18During questioning the accused allegedly revealed details of a secret drug manufacturing facility located on a twoacre farmhouse at Pichargadi Tanda in Zaheerabad Sangareddy district TelanganaInvestigators said the facility had been set up by one of the accused identified as Nasir Sheikh and was being used to manufacture MD drugs on a large scaleHuge quantity of drugs and chemicals seizedA raid on the farmhouse led to the recovery of 3 kg of MD Mephedrone drugs 2293 litres of precursor and regulated chemicals chloroform acetone monomethylamine and hydrochloric acid laboratory machinery and specialised equipment used for synthetic drug productionPolice said the seized laboratory equipment alone was valued at Rs 622 crore