Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Former Cabin Crew Member Arrested in Gujarat-Mumbai Mephedrone Case
Police stopped a car traveling from Vadodara toward Mumbai after receiving information about drugs being transported.
They found 977 grams of mephedrone, also called MD, inside the vehicle.
The drugs were estimated to be worth about ₹30 lakh.
The two people arrested were Mansi Sayed, a former Malaysia Airlines cabin crew member, and Sohail Suleman Shaikh.
Police said they had rented the car in Mumbai and collected the drugs from an unidentified woman near Vadodara railway station.
The drugs were allegedly going to be divided into smaller packets for sale in Mumbai.
Police also found mobile phones, plastic bags, and containers in the car.
Investigators said Sayed had been connected to drug networks since 2015 and had been arrested in Indore in 2021.
Surat Crime Branch arrested former Malaysia Airlines cabin crew member Mansi Sayed and Sohail Suleman Shaikh.
Police seized 977 grams of mephedrone, also known as MD, from their vehicle.
The suspects allegedly collected the consignment near Vadodara railway station for transport to Mumbai.
Police said the drugs were intended to be divided into five-to-10-gram packets and sold on demand.
Investigators linked Sayed to a drug network since 2015 and a 2021 arrest in Indore involving about 100 grams of drugs.
- Who
- Former Malaysia Airlines cabin crew member Mansi Sayed, 41, and Sohail Suleman Shaikh, 20, were arrested.
- What
- Police seized 977 grams of mephedrone allegedly being transported for sale.
- When
- The arrests and seizure occurred on a Monday; the articles do not provide the date.
- Where
- The car was stopped near a toll post on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway while traveling from Vadodara toward Mumbai.
- Why
- Police alleged the drugs were being taken to Mumbai to be divided into smaller packets and sold.
- Drug seized
- 977 grams of mephedrone, commonly known as MD
- Estimated value
- About ₹30 lakh
- Arrested
- Mansi Sayed and Sohail Suleman Shaikh
- Alleged source
- An unidentified woman near Vadodara railway station
- Intended packaging
- Packets containing five to 10 grams
- Previous case
- Sayed was arrested in Indore in 2021 after about 100 grams of drugs were found in her possession
- Investigation
- Police are searching for the alleged supplier and examining Sayed's links to earlier drug networks
