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Drug material seized from closed factory

Drug material seized from closed factory

Time of India24-07-2025
Navi Mumbai: The Narcotics Control Bureau has seized contraband items worth Rs 89 crore from a Mahad MIDC-based company. A similar operation was conducted in the company a few years ago.
The 47kg of narcotic items comprise 34kg of ketamine powder and 13 litres of ketamine liquid.
Following a tip-off, the NCB sleuths and the Mahad MIDC police jointly raided the company premises on July 23, leading to the seizure and lodging of the FIR wth the arrest of a few accused. However, both the agencies remain tightlipped about the company and the accused. A Malad (West) resident and three Mahad residents have been made accused so far. Sources have confirmed that the illegal activity went on inside the closed company with the local police remaining clueless.
—Umesh K Parida
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