Overview

• Police disposed of contraband from 35 cases on Friday at the government‑authorised Mumbai Waste Management Company in Taloja, with MLA Mandatai Mhatre and senior officers present.
• This was the second major disposal in 2025 after a February 26 action worth Rs 11.61 crore, taking the year’s legally destroyed total to nearly Rs 38 crore.
• From 2023 to 2025 the commissionerate logged 1,831 NDPS cases, 2,854 arrests and Rs 70.18 crore in seizures, with actions also targeting irregular foreign residency and transnational supply links.
• Seven traffickers have been booked under MCOCA, with three proposals sent for preventive action under PITNDPS against habitual offenders.
• The Mumbai Police ANC separately carried out nine suburban raids this week, seizing about Rs 2.04 crore in contraband and arresting 11 people as network‑tracing continues.