Archive · 23 Jul 2025
Mumbai Crime Branch Makes Arrests in ₹256-Crore Drug Case
Imagine some bad guys were making a very expensive illegal drug called Mephedrone.
The police found them and arrested people involved.
One guy got the chemicals to make the drug.
The police also caught another important guy who was hiding in another country.
The police worked with other countries to bring him back.
The total value of the drugs seized was worth a lot of money.
Now, the police are trying to find everyone else involved.
Mumbai Crime Branch arrested Brijjesh from Gujarat for supplying chemicals used in Mephedrone production.
Brijjesh was the main supplier to Taher Salim Dola and Mustafa Kubbawala, key accused in the drug case.
Mustafa Kubbawala, who was absconding, was extradited from the United Arab Emirates.
The CBI and INTERPOL coordinated the extradition of Kubbawala.
The case involves a ₹256-crore Mephedrone drug manufacturing operation, highlighting links between drug cartels and organized crime.
- Who
- Mumbai Crime Branch, CBI, INTERPOL, Brijjesh, Taher Salim Dola, Mustafa Kubbawala.
- What
- Arrests and extradition related to a ₹256-crore Mephedrone drug case.
- When
- The extradition of Mustafa Kubbawala occurred on Friday. Brijjesh was arrested, and the factory raid took place in late 2024.
- Where
- Mumbai, Gujarat, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Sangli (where the drug factory was located).
- Why
- To dismantle a large-scale synthetic drug manufacturing and distribution operation.
Law Enforcement
Drug Cartels
Objective
Law Enforcement
The Police are working to stop drug manufacturing.
Drug Cartels
N/A
- Drug
- Mephedrone
- Value of Drugs Seized
- ₹256 crore
- Arrested Chemical Supplier
- Brijjesh
- Extradited Accused
- Mustafa Kubbawala
- Extradition Coordination
- CBI, INTERPOL
- Location of Drug Factory
- Sangli