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Indian Express
27-05-2025
- Indian Express
Drug racket operating as goat farm at Karjat farmhouse busted
The Mumbai police busted a drug racket that was operating under the guise of a goat farm at a bungalow in Karjat. In the past two months, police also arrested six people from whom they recovered Mephedrone worth Rs 25 crore. According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (zone VI) Navnath Dhawale, the RCF police in Chembur arrested one person with 45 grams of Mephedrone on March 19. During the course of the investigation, police arrested five other people from Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, who sold the contraband to the accused arrested from Chembur. On May 15, the police recovered 6.6kg of Mephedrone worth Rs 13.37 crores in the international market. The anti narcotic squad set up by the zonal DCP then questioned the five accused who revealed that the contraband was prepared at the Salvi farmhouse in Karjat in Raigad. The accused told the police that Sonu Pathan, who in the past has been arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), was using the front of a goat farm for producing the drug and also took a bungalow on rent. 'Having goats at the farmhouse also ensured that the foul smell emanating from the production of Mephedrone did not go out. When our team reached the spot, there were nearly 10 goats at the farmhouse,' Dhawale said. Based on this, the police team raided the farmhouse on Tuesday and arrested Sonu Pathan from there. The police found around 5 kg Mephedrone worth Rs 11 crore in the international market. Police also found raw materials worth Rs 1 crore used to manufacture Mephedrone. An officer said that they are still looking for another accused who fled from the bungalow.
Hindustan Times
27-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
In major drug bust, Mumbai police seize mephedrone worth ₹24.47 crore
The Mumbai police have seized 12.6 kg of mephedrone (MD) worth ₹24.47 crore and arrested six persons in raids spanning over three months, an official said on Tuesday. The raids were conducted in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Karjat in neighbouring Raigad district, an official said here on Tuesday. He said that the police arrested one of the accused with 45 gms of MD in Chembur in March this year. Based on information provided by him, they conducted a raid in Navi Mumbai on May 15 and seized more than 6 kg of the substance worth ₹13.37 crore. The official said during the probe, the police established the role of drugs peddler Sonu Pathan and raided a farmhouse in Karjat and seized 5.5 kg of MD worth more than ₹11 crore, along with materials used to manufacture the drug. Six persons have been arrested, and a case has been registered against them under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, he said. The special squad (Anti-Narcotics) under Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Zone VI Navnath Dhavle has registered 75 cases and seized contraband worth ₹42.74 crore of contraband in the last five months, the official said.
The Print
27-05-2025
- The Print
Mumbai police seize mephedrone worth Rs 24.47 cr; six held
He said that the police arrested one of the accused with 45 gms of MD in Chembur in March this year. Based on information provided by him, they conducted a raid in Navi Mumbai on May 15 and seized more than 6 kg of the substance worth Rs 13.37 crore. The raids were conducted in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Karjat in neighbouring Raigad district, an official said here on Tuesday. Mumbai, May 27 (PTI) The Mumbai police have seized 12.6 kg of mephedrone (MD) worth Rs 24.47 crore and arrested six persons in raids spanning over three months, an official said on Tuesday. The official said during the probe, the police established the role of drugs peddler Sonu Pathan and raided a farmhouse in Karjat and seized 5.5 kg of MD worth more than Rs 11 crore, along with materials used to manufacture the drug. Six persons have been arrested, and a case has been registered against them under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, he said. The special squad (Anti-Narcotics) under Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Zone VI Navnath Dhavle has registered 75 cases and seized contraband worth Rs 42.74 crore of contraband in the last five months, the official said. PTI ZA ARU This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
