Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Police bust alleged mephedrone factory at Kolhapur poultry farm
Police say they found a place making the illegal drug mephedrone at a poultry farm in Chandgad, in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district.
The Anti-Narcotics Task Force led the raid.
Officers seized drugs and chemicals worth Rs 1.13 crore.
Six people were arrested, including the farm’s owner, Pappu Vitthal Malatwadar.
Another account refers to a drug-related operation in Mumbai’s Gorai.
That account mentions chemicals and raw materials that might have been used to make drugs worth about Rs 100 crore.
The reports may describe different locations or contain conflicting details.
In a separate case, a woman was arrested with 1.324 kilograms of mephedrone on April 4, 2026.
The Anti-Narcotics Task Force of Maharashtra Police raided an illicit mephedrone unit at a poultry farm in Chandgad, Kolhapur district.
Police seized contraband and chemicals valued at Rs 1.13 crore during Saturday’s raid.
Six people, including poultry farm owner Pappu Vitthal Malatwadar, were arrested, according to the ANTF.
A separate account described a mephedrone-related raid in Mumbai’s Gorai involving chemicals and raw materials potentially worth about Rs 100 crore.
On April 4, 2026, police arrested Firdos Qureshi in Mira Road with 1.324 kilograms of mephedrone valued at Rs 2.64 crore.
- Who
- The Anti-Narcotics Task Force of Maharashtra Police; six arrested people, including poultry farm owner Pappu Vitthal Malatwadar; and, in a separate case, Firdos Qureshi.
- What
- Police said they busted an illicit mephedrone manufacturing unit and seized contraband and chemicals worth Rs 1.13 crore.
- When
- The Kolhapur raid took place on Saturday; the separate Mira Road arrest occurred on April 4, 2026.
- Where
- The main raid was reported at a poultry farm in Chandgad, Kolhapur district. Another account mentioned Gorai in Mumbai, while the separate arrest took place in Nayanagar on Mira Road, Thane district.
- Why
- Police conducted the action as part of efforts against an alleged mephedrone manufacturing and trafficking racket.
Kolhapur Raid Account
Mumbai Gorai Account
Reported location
Kolhapur Raid Account
The main report places the illicit manufacturing unit at a poultry farm in Chandgad, Kolhapur district.
Mumbai Gorai Account
Another account places a mephedrone-related manufacturing operation in Gorai, Mumbai.
Materials and value
Kolhapur Raid Account
The Anti-Narcotics Task Force reported seizing contraband and chemicals worth Rs 1.13 crore.
Mumbai Gorai Account
The Mumbai account refers to raw materials and chemicals that might have been used to produce mephedrone with a market value of about Rs 100 crore.
Arrests
Kolhapur Raid Account
Six people, including poultry farm owner Pappu Vitthal Malatwadar, were reported arrested in the Kolhapur action.
Mumbai Gorai Account
The Mumbai account says several arrests were made but does not specify the number or names.
- Main location
- Poultry farm premises in Chandgad, Kolhapur district
- Seizure value
- Rs 1.13 crore in contraband and chemicals
- Arrests in main raid
- Six people
- Named suspect
- Pappu Vitthal Malatwadar, identified as the poultry farm owner
- Separate seizure
- 1.324 kilograms of mephedrone
- Separate seizure value
- Rs 2.64 crore
- Separate arrest date
- April 4, 2026