Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Mumbai ANC Arrests 49-Year-Old With MD Worth ₹2.53 Crore
The police in Mumbai caught a man who was carrying illegal drugs.
The drugs are called mephedrone, and people sometimes call it MD.
Police found more than one thousand grams of it, which is about one kilogram.
The drugs are worth about ₹2.53 crore, which is a very large amount of money.
The police set a trap after getting a secret tip about the drugs.
They caught the man near a bus stop in Kandivali East, Mumbai.
Now he has been arrested and a case has been filed against him.
Police are still investigating where the drugs came from.
They also want to find out who the drugs were meant for.
The police hope to catch the other people involved in this drug network.
The Mumbai Crime Branch's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) arrested 49-year-old Chandramani Shivshankar Pandey in Kandivali East on August 11, 2026.
Police recovered 1,015 grams (about one kg) of mephedrone (MD) worth approximately ₹2.53 crore.
The arrest followed a tip-off, with a trap laid near the Sai Dham/Dattani Park bus stop in Gayatri Nagar along the Western Express Highway.
A case was registered against the accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Pandey is originally from Uttar Pradesh; investigation is underway to trace the drug's source, recipients, and wider supply network.
- Who
- Chandramani Shivshankar Pandey, a 49-year-old man arrested by the Bandra Unit of the Mumbai Crime Branch's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC).
- What
- He was arrested for allegedly possessing and transporting 1,015 grams of mephedrone (MD), worth about ₹2.53 crore, for sale; a case was registered under the NDPS Act.
- When
- August 11, 2026.
- Where
- Near the Sai Dham/Dattani Park bus stop in Gayatri Nagar, Kandivali East, Mumbai, along the Western Express Highway.
- Why
- Police acted on a tip-off that he was carrying the narcotic substance for sale in the area.
- Suspect
- Chandramani Shivshankar Pandey, 49
- Accused's origin
- Uttar Pradesh
- Drug seized
- Mephedrone (MD), 1,015 grams
- Estimated value
- Approximately ₹2.53 crore
- Arrest location
- Kandivali East, Mumbai
- Arrest date
- August 11, 2026
- Legal action
- Case registered under the NDPS Act
- Investigating unit
- Bandra Unit, Anti-Narcotics Cell, Mumbai Crime Branch
