Overview

• Authorities raided a residential building in Boisar, Palghar district, uncovering a drug manufacturing operation involving mephedrone (MD).
• Approximately 1.2 kg of the synthetic drug, along with raw materials and equipment, was seized, valued at ₹2.42 crore.
• Aman Murad, a 29-year-old MSc Chemistry graduate, was arrested at the scene and charged under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
• Preliminary investigations suggest Murad used his chemistry expertise to produce the drugs and may be linked to a larger drug network.
• Police are actively searching for four accomplices and investigating the source of raw materials and potential distribution points.