Overview
- The NCB acted on a detention order dated May 14 and intercepted Rahul Balkrishna Shedge on May 27 before lodging him at Taloja Central Jail.
- Authorities say Shedge is a repeat offender with four prior arrests dating back to 2009 and a postgraduate background in organic chemistry.
- The agency alleges he ran a Raigad chemical lab that produced compounds one step below regulated psychotropic drugs to evade NDPS limits.
- NCB frames the detention as part of coordinated enforcement with agencies such as the DRI and ED and has urged public tips through the MANAS helpline.
- Officials say the move signals greater reliance on PIT-NDPS preventive detention to prevent future offences and to disrupt organised drug syndicates under the 'Nasha Mukt Bharat' effort.