Police shut Telangana factory making MD drug chemical in Nalasopara case; 25 arrested so far

While investigating the Nalasopara MD drugs trafficking case, Crime Branch Unit-4 of the Mira-Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar Police has taken major action in Telangana. An illegal factory was running in the Pashamylaram and Patancheru area, where a controlled chemical powder used to make MD drugs was being prepared. Police have demolished the factory.

In the action, 44 kg 699 g of chemical powder, other chemicals and laboratory equipment were seized. A total of 25 accused have been arrested in the case so far.

The case began in the Pragati Nagar area of Nalasopara East, where 112 g of mephedrone (MD) was seized from two young men. They were Avinash alias Son Loknath Iyer (22) and Ravikant Omprakash Ram (23). The estimated value of the MD drugs seized from them was Rs 3.36 lakh. A case was registered at Tulinj police station. Considering its seriousness, the further investigation was handed to Crime Branch Unit-4.

During the investigation, police found and shut down two illegal MD drug-making units, in Kutch district of Gujarat and Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh. In these actions, 69 kg 871 g of MD drugs, cash, about 260 litres of chemicals and laboratory equipment have been seized so far.

As the investigation progressed, police arrested five more accused in the case. It was then found that a chemical powder named 2-Bromo-4-Methylpropiophenone, used in making MD drugs, was being supplied from Telangana. The investigation revealed that an accused named Ramesh Babu Sake made and dispatched this powder from the industrial area of Pashamylaram, Patancheru.

The Crime Branch Unit-4 team then raided Telangana on October 21, 2026 and took Ramesh Babu Sake into custody. The factory was demolished and 44 kg 699 g of chemical powder, estimated to be worth Rs 27.067 lakh, other chemicals and laboratory equipment were seized. Patancheru police of the Cyberabad Police Commissionerate also assisted in the action.

In all, 25 accused at various levels have been arrested in the case. They include those who made MD drugs, those who supplied chemicals and laboratory equipment for it, smugglers, sellers and those who handled the money transactions. They were picked up from Nalasopara, Mumbai, Kalyan, Neral and Jalgaon, as well as from Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana.

The action was carried out by the Crime Branch Unit-4 team under the guidance of Police Commissioner Niket Kaushik, Additional Police Commissioner Sanjay Shintre, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sandeep Doifode and Senior Police Inspector Nitin Patil. The action is believed to have dealt a major blow to the chain supplying chemicals for making MD drugs.