India, Dec. 14 -- The police crime branch has busted a drug manufacturing unit operating from a farm in Jawali, Satara and seized 7.5 kg of solid Mephedrone (MD), 38 kg of liquid MD, and large quantities of raw material used in its production. The total value of the seized contraband is estimated at Rs.115 crore.

According to the police, the case goes back to October this year when the crime branch arrested a drug peddler in Mulund and recovered about 136 grams of MD from him. During interrogations, the accused revealed that he had received the drug in the Ravet area of Pune.

Based on this the crime branch detained two more accused, one from Ghodbunder Road in Thane and the other from Pune. Further questioning led the police to the sour...