16 October,2023 06:10 PM IST | Mumbai | Asif Rizvi
The suspects in custody of the crime branch unit-9 team. Pic/Mumbai Police
Mumbai Police on Monday said that its crime branch unit-9 have busted a drugs manufacturing factory in Solapur district of Maharashtra and have seized drug manufacturing materials valuing over Rs 100 crore in the market.
According to the Mumbai Police, Inspector Daya Nayak of crime branch unit-9 had initially received information regarding drug peddlers being active in Bandra west and Khar areas of the city. Accordingly, Daya Nayak formed a special team of police officials from crime branch unit-9 to investigate the information further.
"It was found that some peddlers were active at Carter Road in Khar west area and a trap was laid recently to nab the culprits. Two suspects were nabbed from the spot," said an official.
The police said, huge quantity of drugs was seized from the suspects- aged 32 and 27 respectively. From one of the suspect 2.547 kilos of mephedrone (MD) drugs was seized, it was valued at over Rs 5.9 crore in the market whereas drugs worth over Rs 5.8 crore was seized from another suspect, it weighed at around 5.8 kilos.
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During the interrogations of the suspects and further analysis of the peddlers, the team of police officials found that a drugs manufacturing factory was operational in Chincoli MIDC area of Solapur district of Maharashtra. After working out on the available clues, the team led by Daya Nayak raided the factory and found several drugs manufacturing equipment, raw materials and drugs. The police officials later seized the factory, the total seizure in the entire operation values over Rs 100 crore, the police said.
Mephedrone drugs weighing 3.006 kilos were seized from the factory, it valued over Rs 6 crore in the international market. A case has been registered in the matter and the two suspects are in police custody till Oct 19. Further investigations in the case are being done, the police said.
This is the second such operation by the Mumbai Police in recent times. Earlier, the Mumbai Police had busted a major durg peddling network and had made multiple arrests in the case. The police had also busted a drugs manufacturing factory in Nashik during its operation.
