Karjat farmhouse leased for goat farming busted as drug factory

POLICE ARRESTED ARKAM MEMON, ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED IN MAKING DRUGS. HE AND THREE ASSOCIATES LEASED THE FARMHOUSE TWO MONTHS AGO FOR ₹50,000 A MONTH

- Manish Kumar Pathak

MUMBAI: The RCF police on Monday busted a drug manufacturing factory at a farmhouse in Karjat, which was leased by at least four people on the pretext of goat farming, officers said.

Following a tip-off, the police raided the farmhouse and seized 5.5 kg of mephedrone (MD) and raw material worth ₹12 crore in total. They also arrested a man, identified as Arkam Memon, who was allegedly involved in manufacturing the drugs.

Memon and three of his associates had allegedly rented the farmhouse two months ago for ₹50,000 per month, telling the owner they were goat farmers. The four men had earlier rented another farmhouse in the area for a similar purpose, said a police officer.