Mahim is currently facing major drug-related issues as many youths in the area have already become addicts. Locals have even forwarded a complaint to the main cop in the region. Agencies such as the crime branch and the Anti Narcotics Cell (ANC) are a keeping close eye on this stretch. The Mumbai crime branch’s unit VII had received information about a peddler in Mahim with Mephedrone (MD) drugs.

After this, DCP Akbar Pathan instructed PI Satish Tawre to act and laid a proper trap to nab the accused along with the drugs. Tawre later formed a team which included Inspector Manish Shridhankar, API Anand Bagde, Sunayna Sonavne, PSI Nidhi Dhumal, constable Rohidas Hase, Namdev Parbalkar, Sunil Hadkar, Vishal Shinde, Govind Gavari, Lukman Sayyad and Ganesh Patil.