India, April 29 -- The police on Sunday busted a mephedrone (MD) manufacturing unit that had been operating out of a paver block-making factory in Vasai for several months. Raw materials and equipment worth Rs.8 crore were recovered from the factory. The breakthrough came after a drug peddler from Bandra and a distributor from Mira Road were arrested last week.

The drug peddler, identified as Sadiq Salim Shaikh, 28, is a resident of Rahul Nagar in Bandra West. The anti-narcotics squad of the Sakinaka police were patrolling near St Jude Circle on Thursday when they picked up Shaikh upon suspicion. Rs.10 lakh worth of contraband was seized from his possession.

"During interrogation, Shaikh revealed that the drugs were supplied to him to b...