In a major drug haul, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) recovered 60 kg mephedrone  (MD)  worth Rs 120 crore in Mumbai on Friday. A former pilot with the national airline and 5 others were arrested by the NCB and it was found that they are also connected to the drug cartel busted by Mumbai Police’s Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) and seizure of drugs worth Rs 2,500 crore in August this year. 

The officials have found that the former Air India pilot worked as a middleman for the kingpin and the financers of this, one of biggest MD drug cartels. “One of the persons named SG Mahida was a pilot and served in Air India between 2016-18. He completed his flying training from San Antonio, Texas, USA and Lithuania,” said Amit Ghawate, Zonal Director, NCB Mumbai.