Man Held in Thane With 1.11 kg Methaqualone

Overview

• Thane Crime Branch Unit 1 stopped and detained Mujib Rasit Khan, a resident of Valsad, at Kharegaon toll plaza on Friday and recovered a black sack containing 1.11 kilograms of methaqualone powder.
• Officers valued the seized substance at Rs 11.12 lakh and registered a case at Kalwa police station under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
• Police described the quantity as consistent with commercial distribution rather than personal use and said they are treating the arrest as a node in a larger peddling or trafficking inquiry.
• Investigators are now working to trace suppliers, map transit routes used for inter‑state movement, and identify associates who may be linked to the consignment.
• Methaqualone is a controlled synthetic central nervous system depressant and sedative‑hypnotic drug whose possession and distribution carry severe penalties under the NDPS Act, which will guide forensic and prosecutorial steps next.