• By Soumyaroop Mukherjee
  • Sat, 06 Sep 2025 06:30 PM (IST)
  • Source:JND
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Maharashtra Drug Bust: In a major drug bust, the Mira Bhayander Vasai Virar (MBVV) police raided a mephedrone drug manufacturing factory in Telangana’s Cherlapally and arrested 11 people. The police have also seized over 5 kgs of MD (mephedrone) worth approximately Rs 12,000 crore from the factory. 

MBVV police commissioner Niket Kaushik stated that 27 mobile phones, three four-wheelers, four electronic scales, chemicals, and other materials used in the production of the contraband were seized, along with Rs 23.97 lakh in cash. 

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"The total value of the items seized, including mephedrone, will be running into several crore rupees. We have arrested 12 persons, including a Bangladeshi woman. Further probe is underway to unravel the entire supply chain linked to the unit," he said.

According to the MBVV police, the first arrest in the case was made on August 8, when a 23-year-old Bangladeshi woman, Fatima Murad Shaikh, was arrested from Mumbai’s Meera Road area. During her interrogation, the woman revealed information about the manufacturing factory in Telangana and the gang’s inter-state operations. The woman was caught red-handed with 105 grams of MD.

“The Crime Branch Unit 4, under Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar (MBVV) Police Commissionerate, has arrested 12 persons in the MD drug factory case from the Mumbai region and Telangana. The first arrest in the case was made on 8th August when a Bangladeshi woman, Fatima Murad Shaikh, 23 years, was arrested by police,” MBVV Police said in a statement.

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“Later, it was revealed that the lady used to bring Drugs from Cherapalli in Telangana. On 5th September, the MBVV police raided the said factory and arrested more accused. Till now, a total of 12 persons have been arrested, and 5.968 kg of MD drug, 3 four-wheelers, one two-wheeler vehicle and 27 mobile phones have been seized by the police,” the statement added.

From the preliminary investigations, most of the drugs that were manufactured in the factory were supplied to Mumbai through local criminals and agents. The drug manufacturing had been going on for many years in the factory under the guise of manufacturing chemicals, the probe revealed.

According to a report by NDTV, around 35,000 litres of chemicals used in making drugs were also found during raids. The joint team of Mira-Bhayandar and Vasai Virar was keeping a watch on drug peddlers for over a month. After gathering significant information, the joint team raided around 60 locations related to the drug syndicate. Further probe into the gang's international links is underway.