The Mira Bhayander Vasai Virar (MBVV) Crime Branch busted a large-scale MD (mephedrone) manufacturing unit in Telangana and seized contraband worth around Rs 1200 crore, while also arresting 12 people in connection with the case. 

According to the sources, a Bangladeshi national identified as Fatima Murad Sheikh, alias Molla, 23, was arrested on August 8 from Mira Road, near the Kashimira bus stop, with 105 grams of MD, and a case was registered at Kashigaon police station under the NDPS Act, 1985, and the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025.

Subsequently, investigations led to the arrest of nine more accused, with a total recovery of 178 grams of MD, Rs 23.97 lakh in cash, and other valuables.