Sakinaka police bust mephedrone factory in Vasai, seize ₹8.15 crore worth of drugs and equipment | File Photo
Mumbai: The Sakinaka police have busted a mephedrone manufacturing factory in Vasai, seizing MD drugs and related equipment worth ₹8.15 crore. On April 24, the police arrested Sadique Sheikh, 28. During the investigation, it was revealed that the other accused operated a factory in Vasai.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 10) stated, “Since 2023, the Sakinaka police have seized drugs worth ₹450 crore and have busted factories in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra. This is the fifth action related to drugs. The first operation took place in Nashik, the second in Rajasthan in 2024, the third in Lucknow in 2025, and the fourth and fifth operations in Vasai-Virar.”
Sakinaka police bust mephedrone factory in Vasai, seize ₹8.15 crore worth of drugs and equipment | File Photo
According to the Sakinaka police, they raided a mephedrone factory located inside a cement company in Vasai and seized 4 kg of drugs worth ₹8 crore. Three individuals — Sadiq Sheikh, 28, Siraj Panjwani, 57, and Syed Irani — were arrested. NDPS-related cases had already been registered against the three accused: two cases with the NCB and one with the Thane police. The main accused, Kaluram Chaudhary, is still absconding, and efforts are underway to locate him.
On April 24, Sakinaka police received information about a person conspiring to sell drugs. Acting on the tip-off, the police laid a trap at Kajupada, Sakinaka, and arrested Sheikh, a resident of Bandra West. The police seized 53 grams of MD worth approximately ₹10 lakh from him.
The investigation revealed that Sheikh was an MD drug seller and that he was supplying drugs to Siraj Panjwani, a resident of Mira Road. Subsequently, Panjwani was arrested on April 26 in Mira Road.
Sakinaka police bust mephedrone factory in Vasai, seize ₹8.15 crore worth of drugs and equipment | File Photo
During Panjwani’s interrogation, it came to light that Kaluram Chaudhary had been manufacturing and selling MD. He operated the factory at Kamangaon in Vasai, inside a shed of the M.K. Green company. Although the police are searching for Chaudhary, he remains absconding.
Within 60 hours of receiving the information, the police busted the factory. Following the investigation, a raid was conducted at the MK Green factory in Vasai, where approximately 4 kg of MD drugs, two refrigerators, and a centrifugal machine used for drug production were seized. The total value of the seized items is estimated to be around ₹8.04 crore, according to Deputy Commissioner of Police Sachin Gunjal.
The operation was executed by Senior Police Inspector Yogesh Shinde and his team from the Sakinaka police station, under the guidance of Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 10), Sachin Gunjal.
