{
  "id": 16377663,
  "title": "Palghar Crime: Nalasopara Police Bust Inter-State MD Drug Racket; 25 Arrested, Factories Busted In Telangana, Gujarat And UP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/palghar-crime-nalasopara-police-bust-inter-state-md-drug-racket-25",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T21:20:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/palghar-crime-nalasopara-police-bust-inter-state-md-drug-racket-25-arrested-factories-busted-in-telangana-gujarat-and-up"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar Police have made a significant bust of an inter-state drug trafficking operation involved in manufacturing and trafficking mephedrone (MD) drugs. A total of 25 individuals have been arrested across Mumbai, Nalasopara, Kalyan, Neral, Jalgaon, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, and Telangana. The operation, led by the Crime Detection Branch Unit-4, resulted in the seizure of 59 kg and 71 grams of MD powder, approximately Rs 27.06 lakh in cash, 260 litres of chemicals, and various laboratory equipment. The busts also targeted illegal manufacturing facilities in Telangana, Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}