After the Yellow Gate police did a great job of busting an allegedly illegal oil consignment, an overworked, under-resourced and sloth-paced apparatus rained on their parade, forcing them to let go of the catch. The police had to release 3 lakh litres of shady oil seized from the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) after the state’s Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) at Kalina said it would require three to six months to ascertain whether the samples were adulterated.

Cops said the rent at the Mumbai docks is way beyond their means. File pic for Representation