The investigation into the massive Mira-Bhayandar Mephedrone (MD) drugs bust has uncovered an interstate narcotics syndicate allegedly operating across Mumbai, Thane, Gujarat, and Tamil Nadu, with Crime Branch officials claiming that secret drug manufacturing laboratories were functioning in multiple states. Investigators alleged that some chemicals used to manufacture MD at clandestine labs in Manori and other locations were imported from China, with payments made through cryptocurrency.

Crime Branch teams have conducted raids in Tamil Nadu and other southern states for the same.