Archive · 13 Aug 2026
ATS busts inter-state meth network after Rs 9 crore seizure
Police in India found a large amount of an illegal drug called methamphetamine.
It all started in Mumbai, where officers stopped a person who was carrying drugs.
That person told them about a bigger operation.
The police then searched a building in Greater Noida, a city in another state, and found even more drugs and equipment used to make them.
In total, they took about 4.7 kilograms of the drug, which is worth around 9 crore rupees.
Three people were arrested, including two women from other countries.
The police have not said which countries the women come from.
The arrested people are accused of breaking laws about dangerous drugs.
The police are still trying to find out who made the drugs and who was going to receive them.
Maharashtra ATS seized 4.738 kg of methamphetamine, estimated to be worth around Rs 9.4 crore, in operations in Mumbai and Greater Noida.
The probe began after the Kalachowky ATS unit received a tip-off, and a suspect was intercepted near a hotel in Bandra carrying 2.050 kg of methamphetamine valued at about Rs 4 crore.
Questioning led to a raid on a suspected manufacturing facility in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, where another 2.688 kg of methamphetamine, worth about Rs 5.4 crore, and manufacturing materials were recovered.
Three people were apprehended, including two foreign national women whose nationalities have not been disclosed.
All three were booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, and the ATS continues to investigate the wider supply chain and possible additional members.
- Who
- The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), which arrested three people including two foreign national women.
- What
- Busted an alleged inter-state methamphetamine network, seized 4.738 kg of the drug worth over Rs 9 crore, and raided a suspected manufacturing facility.
- When
- A suspect was intercepted on Tuesday in Bandra, Mumbai, with the Greater Noida raid and further recovery following during the ongoing investigation.
- Where
- Mumbai (starting with the Kalachowky ATS unit and a hotel in Bandra) and Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- The ATS acted on a tip-off about a suspected drug consignment and is probing what it believes is a larger manufacturing and distribution network operating across state borders.
- Total methamphetamine seized
- 4.738 kg, estimated street value around Rs 9.4 crore (more than Rs 9 crore)
- Bandra, Mumbai seizure
- 2.050 kg of methamphetamine, valued at approximately Rs 4 crore
- Greater Noida seizure
- 2.688 kg of methamphetamine, valued at approximately Rs 5.4 crore, plus manufacturing materials
- Number of arrests
- 3 people, including two foreign national women (nationalities undisclosed)
- Legal provisions
- Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act
- Key locations
- Mumbai (Bandra, Kalachowky unit) and Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
- Investigation status
- Premises sealed; probe ongoing into origin, manufacturing, transport and recipients