Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Thane Police Seize Mephedrone in Two Operations, Four Arrested
Thane police carried out two raids against suspected drug sellers.
The raids happened on Ghodbunder Road and in Kopri.
Police said four suspects were arrested.
They reported finding a drug called mephedrone.
The reported total value was about ₹9.66 crore.
A scooter was also taken during the first raid.
Some suspects were sent to police custody, while others were placed in judicial custody.
Police are trying to learn where the drugs came from and who was supposed to receive them.
The article’s itemized quantities and values do not fully match its reported overall totals.
Thane City Crime Branch’s Anti-Narcotics Cell reported arresting four suspects in two raids.
Police reported seizing 2.823 kilograms of mephedrone, valued at approximately ₹9.66 crore.
The first raid near Gaimukh Bus Stop on Ghodbunder Road involved Mozim Abdulla Shaikh, Tabrez Abdulla Shaikh and an accomplice.
The second operation near the BSNL office in Kopri led to the arrests of Abdul Rehman Moiddin Kadar Shaikh and alleged supplier Abidali Mohammad Wali Shaikh.
Police said they are investigating the drug’s source, intended recipients and wider distribution network.
- Who
- The Anti-Narcotics Cell of the Thane City Crime Branch, along with four reported suspects: Mozim Abdulla Shaikh, Tabrez Abdulla Shaikh, Abdul Rehman Moiddin Kadar Shaikh and Abidali Mohammad Wali Shaikh.
- What
- Two narcotics operations resulted in reported arrests and the seizure of mephedrone and an Access scooter.
- When
- September 3, 2026.
- Where
- Near Gaimukh Bus Stop on Ghodbunder Road and near the BSNL office in Kopri, Thane.
- Why
- Police said the raids followed specific intelligence and aimed to identify the drug’s origin, intended recipients and distribution network.
- Reported arrests
- Four suspects
- Reported seizure
- 2.823 kilograms of mephedrone
- Reported value
- Approximately ₹9,66,37,210
- First operation
- Gaimukh Bus Stop, Ghodbunder Road; an Access scooter was impounded
- Second operation
- Near the BSNL office, Kopri, Thane
- Legal action
- Cases were registered under the NDPS Act at Kasarvadavali and Kopri police stations
- Reported discrepancy
- The listed quantities total 1.973 kilograms, while the article reports 2.823 kilograms; the listed values also exceed the reported overall value