The Mumbai Zonal Unit of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has destroyed a massive cache of narcotics, including 1,835 kg of mephedrone and 341 kg of other controlled substances, in one of the largest pre-trial drug disposal operations conducted in recent years. The contraband was recovered during multiple raids carried out across Maharashtra and Delhi, resulting in the arrest of 16 individuals, including a foreign national.

According to NCB officials, the high-volume seizure was the result of an intensive, months-long investigation that exposed a deeply entrenched drug network with international links. The probe revealed that the arrested suspects were part of closely connected trafficking groups involved in the large-scale production, distribution and financing of synthetic drugs. Officials said the operation struck at the heart of a well-coordinated drug syndicate that had been operating across state and national borders.