KOLHAPUR: Police in Maharashtra's Satara district raided a private chemical factory at Tasawade on May 21 and confiscated 1.3 kg of cocaine, valued at over Rs 6 crore. Five men, including the company's proprietor and the cocaine supplier, were booked, and three of them were arrested on Friday.
Satara SP Tushar Doshi said while the supplier was in Telangana Police's custody, efforts were on to locate another suspect.
"Police received information that narcotics was being stored and manufactured at the facility of Suryaprabha Pharmachem at the Tasawade MIDC. When police raided its premises, 1,270 grams of cocaine worth Rs 6.4 crore was seized," Doshi said.
Three employees of the company, identified as Sameer Padwal, Ramesh Patil and Jeevan Chavan , were apprehended.
Satara SP Tushar Doshi said while the supplier was in Telangana Police's custody, efforts were on to locate another suspect.
"Police received information that narcotics was being stored and manufactured at the facility of Suryaprabha Pharmachem at the Tasawade MIDC. When police raided its premises, 1,270 grams of cocaine worth Rs 6.4 crore was seized," Doshi said.
Three employees of the company, identified as Sameer Padwal, Ramesh Patil and Jeevan Chavan , were apprehended.
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