Overview
- Thane police arrested a woman in Kalyan on December 5 and seized 22 grams of mephedrone valued at Rs 4.4 lakh, booking her under the NDPS Act.
- An intelligence‑led raid in Palghar’s Nalasopara on December 4 led to the arrest of Salim Bagion alias Sardar Chacha, with brown sugar and Nitrazepam worth Rs 6.23 lakh; police say he has 12 prior cases, including three NDPS cases.
- Mumbra police seized 2.2 kg of charas worth Rs 1.10 crore and arrested Mohammad Haroon Hasrat Ali Siddiqui, with a preliminary probe indicating procurement from Jammu & Kashmir; he was remanded in police custody till December 8.
- Malwani police, acting on a tip‑off, arrested Nigerian national Munachi Agwu alias Oliver Agwu with 180 grams of cocaine valued at Rs 72 lakh.
- Separately in November, DRI Mumbai intercepted 1,718 grams of cocaine worth Rs 17.18 crore from a Tanzanian passenger arriving from Entebbe at Mumbai airport, with the suspect arrested and sent to judicial custody.