Mephedrone drugs racket busted in Kandivali, two accused arrested from Tamil Nadu; goods worth lakhs seized

Mumbai, Nov 7 (City News Mumbai Qasim Sayyed / Matibulla Sheikh)

Taking major action in a Mephedrone (MD) drugs smuggling case in Mumbai's Kandivali area, the Samta Nagar police have arrested two accused. The police have recovered 239 grams of Mephedrone drugs from the possession of the accused, the estimated value of which is said to be around Rs 9.99 lakh.

According to the police, Samta Nagar police had received confidential information that Mephedrone drugs were being sold in Bhajiwadi, Bihari Tekdi, Poisar area of Kandivali East. Following this, the police laid a trap and took action. During this, a case was registered under the NDPS Act against the accused Mala Harishchandra Rai, Avinash Mohannath Jha alias Lota and Pooja Rai.

During the investigation, through technical analysis of the mobile phones of the accused, the police received information that Mala Rai and Avinash alias Lota were hiding in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. After this, a team of police reached Tamil Nadu and took both the accused into custody and arrested them on 26 October 2026.

Identity of the arrested accused:

* Mala Harishchandra Rai (27 years) – resident of Ramsankar Singh Chawl, Bhajiwadi, Gandhevali Road, Poisar, Kandivali East, Mumbai.

* Avinash Mohannath Jha alias Lota (35 years) – resident of Jangid Singh Chawl, Bhajiwadi, Bihari Tekdi, Poisar, Kandivali East, Mumbai.

In the police action, 239 grams of Mephedrone, whose estimated value is Rs 9.99 lakh, cash, and a weighing scale are mentioned to have been seized. Apart from this, information has been given in the press release that Rs 2.50 lakh cash was seized from the premises associated with the accused.

In this case, a case has been registered under Sections 8(c), 22(c) and 29 of the NDPS Act 1985.

This action was taken under the guidance of the Additional Commissioner of Police, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Assistant Commissioner of Police and Samta Nagar police officers. The efforts of the police officers and the investigation team led to success in reaching the accused in this drugs case.

This action by the Mumbai Police against drugs has yielded significant success towards tightening the noose on the narcotics business.