Anti-Narcotic Police raided Ashwem-Mandrem in the early hours of 13 November 2026 and arrested 28-year-old Rohan Panchal.[1] Panchal was living in the Junaswada area of Mandrem and is originally from Lower Parel in Mumbai.[1] Police registered Crime No. 22/2026 at the Anti-Narcotic police station over the seizure.[1] Police filed the case under Sections 22(C) and 20(b)(ii)(A) of the NDPS Act, 1985 and arrested him after completing legal procedure.[1]
The raid also recovered 24 LSD blotters of different colours weighing 0.78 grams, which police valued at about Rs 240,000.[1] The raid also recovered 114.16 grams of dried ganja described as containing flowering and fruit-bearing parts of the cannabis plant, which police valued at about Rs 11,400.[1] Police said the drugs were hidden in a dark-coloured sling bag and in the storage compartment of an Activa scooter.[1] Police put the combined value of the suspected drugs at about Rs 251,400.[1]
The operation was conducted under the guidance of Anti-Narcotic Cell superintendent Harishchandra Madkaikar, in-charge Hiru Kavlekar and inspector Sagun Sawant.[1] PSI Gaurav G. Naik of the ANC police station is investigating the source of the drugs and whether others are involved in the trafficking network.[1]
