Overview
- A Feb 24 raid at a hut in Thakurpada led to the seizure of 338.1 grams of mephedrone and 57 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup valued at about Rs 68 lakh.
- Azim Ahmed Naeem Ahmed Khan, 29, and Abuzaid Imtiaz Khan, 28, were arrested on allegations they intended to sell the seized substances.
- Cases in the drug matter were filed under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and the Drugs and Cosmetics Act after police noted illegal procurement and misuse risks of codeine syrups.
- In a separate case, Thane Police registered a complaint-driven probe into a purported share scheme that allegedly cheated 12 investors of Rs 1.78 crore between October 2021 and December 2025.
- The investment case names Sagar Subodh Karivadekar and Sachin Balkrishna Rane under cheating and criminal breach provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the MPID Act, with no arrests reported so far.