MD Drug Probe by MBVV Police Leads to Busting of Illegal Unit in Telangana
2 Jun 2026 3:37 PM IST2 Jun 2026 3:37 PM IST
The arrest of Sandeep Veeraswamy Naidu from Khalapur in Raigad district of Maharashtra, and Nasir alias Baya Janimiya Rokh and Mehmood Mehbooch Khan from Hyderabad led the police to a factory located at a two-acre farmhouse at Pichargadi Tanda, Zahirabad, in Sangareddy district: Police
A probe by the Mira Bhayandar, Vasai Virar (MBVV) Police to unearth the MD drug network has led to the busting of an illegal MD drug manufacturing unit in Zahirabad of Telangana. (Representational Image)
Thane: A probe by the Mira Bhayandar, Vasai Virar (MBVV) Police to unearth the MD drug network has led to the busting of an illegal MD drug manufacturing unit in Zahirabad of Telangana, with total seizures so far amounting to Rs 20.72 crore and 18 people arrested, officials said on Tuesday.
MBVV Police Commissioner Niket Kaushik said the crime detection branch raided a house in the Mira Road area of Thane district on April 4, leading to the seizure of 1.324 kg of MD drug valued at Rs 2.66 crore.
A case was registered against Firdos Arbaaz Qureshi and her husband, Arbaaz Qureshi, under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita.
A police officer said drugs, chemicals and lab equipment collectively valued at Rs 13.65 crore were recovered from Mira Road, Agripada, Malvani and Manori areas in Thane and Mumbai.
He said the arrest of Sandeep Veeraswamy Naidu from Khalapur in Raigad district of Maharashtra, and Nasir alias Baya Janimiya Rokh and Mehmood Mehbooch Khan from Hyderabad led the police to a factory located at a two-acre farmhouse at Pichargadi Tanda, Zahirabad, in Sangareddy district.
"When we burst the factory in Telangana, we seized 3 kg of MD, 2,293 litres of chemicals, including chloroform, acetone, monomethylamine, hydrochloric acid, 2-Bromo, and raw material worth Rs 6.22 crore," said ACP (crime) Madan Ballal.
A total of 18 accused have been arrested so far in the case, and further investigation is underway.
( Source : PTI )
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