Overview
- In Thane, multiple raids from March 10 to 13 recovered about Rs 32 lakh in contraband and uncovered a jar-to-bottle refilling operation using premium brand bottles.
- Investigators raided a farmhouse in Vaijula and seized 240 boxes of Goa-only whiskey along with empty jars and bottling materials, with vehicles valued at Rs 15 lakh also taken.
- Soma Krishna Jadhav, identified as a key accused in the Thane case, was remanded to judicial custody as three associates received BNSS 2023 notices and a case was filed at Padgha under the Maharashtra Prohibition Act.
- In separate actions in Palghar, excise teams seized IMFL worth Rs 11.39 lakh on the Mumbai–Ahmedabad and Jawhar–Silvassa routes and impounded three vehicles valued at Rs 21 lakh.
- Palghar authorities arrested three suspects, naming drivers Alim Mehmood Shaikh and Anil Motilal Jaiswal, while some Thane reports differ on totals and arrests, with one outlet citing Rs 46.97 lakh seized and eight accused under a Kalyan flying squad operation.