Overview
- The cache was seized during coordinated raids across Maharashtra and Delhi that led to 16 arrests, including a foreign national.
- The drugs and 341 kg of related chemicals were incinerated on November 14, 2025, at MEPL in Ranjangaon, Pune.
- A High-Level Drug Disposal Committee oversaw the process, comprising the NCB Deputy Director General (South-West Region), the Additional Director of NCB Mumbai, and the Additional Commissioner of Pune Police.
- NCB officials said the months-long probe uncovered an organized, internationally linked syndicate involved in production, distribution and financing of synthetic drugs.
- The bureau said investigations continue into trafficking routes and financial networks, and urged tip-offs via the MANAS helpline at 1933.