Overview

• The Raigad Police raided a unit in Jite village, Mahad MIDC, seizing ketamine valued at ₹88.92 crore based on a confidential informant’s tip.
• Four suspects—Machhindra Tukaram Bhosale, Sushant Santosh Patil, Shubham Sadashiv Sutar, and Rohan Prabhakar Gavas—were arrested for allegedly manufacturing the psychotropic drug.
• In a parallel crackdown, Navi Mumbai Police’s Anti-Narcotics Cell intercepted banned gutkha shipments worth ₹3.77 crore during Kamothe and Bhiwandi raids.
• Authorities have registered cases under multiple sections of the NDPS Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita as they probe financial and logistical links.
• Teams from local crime branches, the Narcotics Cell and the Food and Drug Administration are collaborating to trace the smuggling networks across Maharashtra.