The Mumbai Zonal Unit of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has disposed of about 5,500 kg of illicit drugs seized in various cases wherein numerous offenders, including several foreign nationals, were arrested.

A High-Level Drug Disposal Committee (HLDDC) was constituted by the guidelines prescribed by the Supreme Court which comprised Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Maneesh Kumar, Deputy Director General (DG) of NCB Amit Ghawate, and Additional Commissioner of Police (Anti-Narcotics Cell-Mumbai) Rajendra Shirtode.