Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Kharghar Police Arrest Two Drug Peddlers, Seize MD
Police officers in a town called Kharghar in Navi Mumbai caught two people they believe were selling illegal drugs.
The officers saw the two men acting suspiciously one night near a building called Sai Symphony Society.
When the police searched them, they found drugs, money, phones, and other items.
The drug they found is called mephedrone, which people sometimes call MD.
Altogether, the drugs and other things the police took were worth about 4.33 lakh rupees.
The two people arrested are 28-year-old Mohammad Athar Husain Shamshad Husain Ansari and 20-year-old Altamim Awais Siddiqui.
Police also searched Siddiqui's flat and found more drugs and cash there.
Now the police are trying to find out where the drugs came from and if more people are involved.
If the two men are found guilty, they will face punishment under special laws about dangerous drugs.
Kharghar Police arrested Mohammad Athar Husain Shamshad Husain Ansari (28) and Altamim Awais Siddiqui (20) during an anti-narcotics operation in Navi Mumbai.
Police recovered 14.11 grams of mephedrone (MD) powder worth Rs 70,550 along with cash, mobile phones, a motorcycle, an electronic weighing scale, and a currency-counting machine.
The total value of seized narcotic substances and other property is Rs 4.33 lakh.
The two men were detained around 10.15 pm on August 3 near Sai Symphony Society in Sector 35F, Kharghar, after being spotted behaving suspiciously.
A case was registered under Sections 8(c), 20(b), and 21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, with police probing the source and a possible larger trafficking network.
- Who
- Alleged drug peddlers Mohammad Athar Husain Shamshad Husain Ansari (28) and Altamim Awais Siddiqui (20), arrested by Kharghar Police; investigation led by Assistant Police Inspector Shadar Barkade.
- What
- Arrest of two alleged drug peddlers and seizure of mephedrone (MD), cash, and property collectively worth Rs 4.33 lakh.
- When
- Night of August 3, 2026, at around 10.15 pm.
- Where
- Near Sai Symphony Society in Sector 35F, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai.
- Why
- The men were behaving suspiciously during a police patrol, and a search led to the recovery of drugs and related material, prompting a case under the NDPS Act.
- Accused
- Mohammad Athar Husain Shamshad Husain Ansari (28) and Altamim Awais Siddiqui (20)
- Drug seized
- 14.11 grams of mephedrone (MD) powder worth Rs 70,550
- Total seizure value
- Rs 4.33 lakh
- Location
- Sai Symphony Society, Sector 35F, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai
- Date and time
- August 3, 2026, around 10.15 pm
- Legal provisions
- Sections 8(c), 20(b), and 21 of the NDPS Act, 1985
- Investigating officer
- Assistant Police Inspector Shadar Barkade