The Mumbai Crime Branch’s Unit 09 recently dismantled a sprawling factory spanning 21,000 square feet in the MIDC Solapur area, which was found to be producing the synthetic drug Mephedrone (MD) on a large scale.

The factory, reportedly managed by accused brothers Atul Kishan Gawli and Rahul Kishan Gawli, was capable of churning out 5 kg of Mephedrone at a single time, valued at Rs 10 crore. The raid resulted in the seizure of 8 kg of Mephedrone worth Rs 16 crore, alongside 60 kg of semi-processed drugs estimated at Rs 100 crore.