Mumbai Crime Branch Seizes Drugs Worth Over ₹1.33 Crore In 3 Operations Across Jogeshwari, Chembur And Tilak Nagar; 4 Arrested

Mumbai, October 14, 2026: The Mumbai Crime Branch's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) conducted three drug seizures, recovering narcotics worth around Rs 1.33 crore. Alleged peddlers were arrested in Jogeshwari, Chembur and Tilak Nagar. Charas worth Rs 1.11 crore seized in Bandra The ANC's Bandra unit apprehended a 23-year-old man for allegedly possessing charas worth around Rs 1.11 crore.

Mohammad Kasif Farukh Sheikh, resident of Modi Compound, Mazagaon, was detained near Jogeshwari bus depot on SV Road. Police found 1,113 grams of charas, valued at approximately Rs 1,11,30,000. Two arrested with mephedrone in Chembur The Azad Maidan unit of the ANC arrested two men in Chembur for allegedly possessing mephedrone (MD) weighing 331.49 grams and valued at around Rs 10.14 lakh.

The operation was conducted during a patrol in RC Marg area. Police recovered 117.58 grams of mephedrone from one suspect and 213.91 grams from the other. Ganja allegedly brought from Odisha in Tilak Nagar The Ghatkopar unit of the ANC arrested a 25-year-old man in Tilak Nagar for allegedly bringing ganja from Odisha. The Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act prohibits the import of drugs.

Manishkumar Baijnath Chaudhary was apprehended near Santacruz-Chembur Link Road bridge. Police recovered 22.96 kg of ganja, worth around Rs 11.48 lakh. The accused allegedly confessed to importing the narcotic substance from Odisha.