According to the police, Mumbai Police’s Crime Branch busted the large mephedrone (MD) manufacturing unit and seized drugs and raw material worth an estimated Rs 195 crore
Further investigation is ongoing to identify other persons linked to the drug network, officials said. Pic/Mumbai Police
Mumbai Police on Saturday said that it has busted a drug factory and seized raw materials and mephedrone worth Rs 195 crore.
The police said that as many as three people have been so far arrested in the case and further investigations were underway.
According to the police, Mumbai Police’s Crime Branch busted the large mephedrone (MD) manufacturing unit and seized drugs and raw material worth an estimated Rs 195 crore.
The operation was carried out by Crime Branch Unit-7 following a detailed investigation.
Initial seizure in Mumbai's Mulund area
The case began on October 9, 2025, when Crime Branch officials seized 136 grams of mephedrone from two persons in Mulund West, Mumbai. A case was registered under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Trail led to Thane and Pune
During further investigation, police traced the source of the drug supply to accused persons living in the Ghodbunder Road area of Thane and in Pune. Acting on their statements, police formed two teams and arrested one accused from Ghodbunder Road and another from Pune.
MD manufacturing unit destroyed
Based on information provided by the arrested accused, police raided a mephedrone manufacturing factory. The unit was demolished and the following items were seized 7.5 kg of solid mephedrone (MD), 38 kg of liquid mephedrone and raw materials and equipment used for drug manufacturing. The total value of the seized contraband and materials is estimated at Rs 195 crore.
Three accused arrested
Police arrested a total of three accused from the manufacturing site. Further investigation is ongoing to identify other persons linked to the drug network.
The successful operation was carried out under the guidance of senior Mumbai Police officials and the operation was led by Senior Police Inspector Abaji Sawant of Crime Branch Unit-7 along with his team, said an official.
Congress alleges Maharashtra govt hiding details of Satara drug raid
Meanwhile, the Maharashtra Congress leaders have accused the state government of keeping details of a recent mephedrone manufacturing unit raid in Satara district under wraps, reported the PTI.
State Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal said the Mumbai Crime Branch arrested two drug traffickers on December 9, who revealed that they sourced mephedrone from a Pune-based man who was later arrested from Pimpri Chinchwad with two kilograms of the banned drug.
According to Sapkal, the accused held from Pune admitted to producing mephedrone at Savari village in Jaoli taluka, Satara. Police subsequently raided a makeshift unit in a cattle shed. Sapkal claimed that the food for workers was supplied from a lodge owned by a Shiv Sena corporator from Thane, as per the PTI.
The Congress demanded transparency from the home department. They also alleged that the scale of the operation is being downplayed, as around 43 people were reportedly employed at the unit, the news agency reported.
(with PTI inputs)
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