Hyderabad: The arrest of a Bangladeshi woman with 103 grams of Mephedrone (MD) in the Mira Road area in Navi Mumbai led to the bust of narcotics racket worth more than Rs 12,000 crore based out of Telangana.
The Mira-Bhayandar Vasai-Virar (MBVV) Police arrested the Bangladeshi woman named Fatima Murad (23) alias Molla from near the Kashimira bus stop on Mira Road East on August 8. Interrogation revealed that she was part of a huge racket involved in manufacture of the drug and its distribution across the country.
Based on information provided by her, the MBVV Police seized 178 grams of MD and Rs 23.97 lakh in cash from multiple suspects before tracing the alleged supply source to Telangana. Acting on leads, Inspector Pramod Badakh and his team raided a factory at Cherapalli on Friday.
Twelve people were arrested, including an IT expert who used information gathered from the net to help in the manufacturing process.
The police said they seized drugs worth approximately Rs 12,000 crore from the premises
During the raid, police allegedly seized 5.79 kg of MD, 35,500 litres of chemicals, 950 kg of powder, and equipment believed to have been used in drug production.
Officials said further investigation into the alleged network is ongoing. An international angle is also being probed, an official said.