Overview
- Palghar district officers arrested Simon Jetya Valvi near Chikhla beach and seized 600 grams of hashish valued at about ₹12 lakh, with a case registered at Gholwad police station.
- Navghar police in Bhayandar detained three men with 1,640 grams of ganja on Nov. 5, then recovered 66 grams of mephedrone from the prime accused’s home during custody; the case is under the NDPS Act and the suspects named a supplier called “Munna,” who is yet to be identified.
- Naigaon police in Vasai arrested a man and a woman with 1.668 kilograms of ganja worth roughly ₹36,600, and registered offences under relevant NDPS sections.
- Mumbai Customs (Zone III) reported intelligence-led interceptions at CSMIA between Oct. 31 and Nov. 3, seizing hydroponic weed worth over ₹13 crore from passengers arriving from Colombo and Bangkok, with arrests under the NDPS Act.
- Palghar’s superintendent of police said station heads and the crime branch have orders for strict action against narcotics networks, with heightened watch along coastal and border corridors.