Mokhada police arrested a 78-year-old man in a drive against the illegal sale of narcotics within Mokhada police station limits in Palghar district, Maharashtra, on 11 November 2026.[1] Acting on information received at about 12:04 am that night, officers laid a trap on the road towards Khodala at Choufuli.[1] Police said the man they stopped was Soma Sakarya Jabar, 78, of Koulale in Jawhar taluka, Palghar district, and that he was illegally carrying a ganja-like narcotic substance for the purpose of sale.[1]

Police seized 2 kg 40 grams, recorded as 2.040 kg, of the substance from him.[1] Police valued the seized substance at about Rs 1 lakh, or roughly 100,000 rupees.[1] A case was registered against him at Mokhada police station under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and he was arrested.[1] The operation was carried out under the guidance of the Superintendent of Police and the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Jawhar, by Assistant Police Inspector Ajit Sabale, Police Sub-Inspector Pratik Pokale, Head Constable Gore and constables Marad and Nagare.[1] Police Sub-Inspector Ravindra Bhagwat is conducting the further investigation.[1]