Devendra Fadnavis, the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, disclosed in the legislature that the state police have lately seized drugs valued at almost Rs 50,000 crore. In response to a question from Shiv Sena lawmaker Ravindra Waikar, Fadnavis emphasised the campaign against 2,200 small-scale drug stores in Mumbai as one way to tackle the drug problem. It wasn`t made clear how long these seizures lasted, though, a PTI report read. 

According to the report, the Mumbai police made a significant find, which included 151 kilograms of mephedrone worth Rs 300 crore. Numerous cities saw arrests as a result of this operation, including a factory raid in the Nashik district. Fadnavis underlined the use of closed factory sites for illicit production of drugs and the government`s watchfulness over imported chemicals that may be used in drug manufacturing.