Overview
- Police in Pune district said an inquiry that began with a January 17 seizure of 1 kg of mephedrone from garage owner Shadab Shaikh in Shirur led to wider action.
- Superintendent Sandeep Singh Gill reported that follow-up raids raised total seizures in the Pune case to more than 10 kg and that a serving Ahilyanagar constable was arrested.
- Officials said the constable’s name has not been released and investigators are examining his upward and downward linkages to identify sources and buyers.
- In a separate operation in Nashik district, rural police arrested Yakub Khalid Momin and Sandesh Ambadas Fapale and recovered about 701 grams of mephedrone valued at roughly Rs 49 lakh under the NDPS Act.
- NCP MLA Rohit Pawar publicly alleged police involvement and cited larger figures, which authorities have not confirmed as investigators continue to verify claims and trace supply routes.