Mephedrone worth ₹9.17 lakh seized near Sabarmati Railway Station, one held
Synopsis
A 26-year-old man from Rajasthan was caught carrying over 305 grams of mephedrone at Sabarmati Railway Station in Ahmedabad — the latest in a rapid series of MD busts that point to a well-organised interstate supply network funnelling synthetic drugs from Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh into Gujarat.
Key Takeaways
ANTF-CID Crime seized 305.78 grams of mephedrone valued at ₹9,17,340 near Sabarmati Railway Station, Ahmedabad on 31 May 2025 .
Accused Prakash Bishnoi, 26 , of Jalore district, Rajasthan was arrested; second accused Gopal Singh Bhadu remains at large.
Case registered under Sections 8(c), 22(c) and 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985 ; probe transferred to Sabarmati Railway Police Station .
Total value of all seized items, including a mobile phone and other articles, placed at ₹9,27,340 .
The bust follows multiple mephedrone seizures in Gujarat in recent months, including a ₹52.5 lakh haul near the Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway and a 6 kg seizure linked to a UP manufacturing unit.
Officers of the Anti Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of CID Crime arrested a man near Sabarmati Railway Station in Ahmedabad on Sunday, 31 May after seizing 305.78 grams of suspected mephedrone — commonly known as MD — valued at ₹9.17 lakh. The operation was conducted on the basis of specific intelligence inputs, according to officials.
How the Arrest Unfolded
An ANTF-Ahmedabad Zone team, acting on prior intelligence, positioned itself near the exit gate of Sabarmati Railway Station. Officers allegedly found the contraband in the possession of the accused and detained him on the spot. The raid was carried out under the directions of senior officials.
The arrested individual was identified as Prakash Bishnoi, 26, a resident of Kotra in Karwada village, Jalore district, Rajasthan. A second accused, Gopal Singh Bhadu of Parawa village in Jalore district, has been named in the complaint but remains at large.
Seized Items and Case Registered
Besides the mephedrone — packed in a transparent plastic bag and valued at ₹9,17,340 — officers also recovered a OnePlus Nord-2 5G mobile phone worth ₹10,000, a railway ticket, a black cardboard box, a zip-lock plastic bag, a Lakshmi Readymade and Fancy Store carry bag, and a blue-coloured bag. The total estimated value of all seized items stands at ₹9,27,340.
A case has been registered under Sections 8(c), 22(c) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. Further investigation has been handed over to the Sabarmati Railway Police Station.
Part of a Wider Gujarat Mephedrone Surge
This seizure is the latest in a string of mephedrone busts across Gujarat in recent months. Earlier in May, the Ahmedabad Crime Branch arrested a man in Danilimda and seized 468.6 grams of mephedrone valued at over ₹14 lakh from a rented flat; investigators said the accused had allegedly sourced the drug from Rajasthan for city-wide distribution.
In a separate operation, the Crime Branch arrested two individuals from Madhya Pradesh near the Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway and recovered 525 grams of mephedrone worth ₹52.5 lakh, allegedly routed from Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh through an Ahmedabad-based network.
In March 2025, the Gujarat ATS traced a mephedrone supply chain from Ahmedabad to an illegal manufacturing unit in Uttar Pradesh, where officials seized six kg of mephedrone, 50 kg of liquid mephedrone, and large quantities of precursor chemicals.
Authorities Intensify Crackdown
Authorities have stepped up anti-narcotics operations across Gujarat amid growing concern over the circulation of synthetic drugs — particularly mephedrone — through interstate supply networks. The Rajasthan connection in multiple recent cases has drawn attention to cross-border trafficking routes that investigators are now actively mapping.
Point of View
As the Gujarat ATS found in March, extends to manufacturing units in Uttar Pradesh. Gujarat's enforcement agencies are clearly scoring seizures, but the upstream network — the chemists, the financiers, the logistics — appears intact. Until investigators dismantle the supply side rather than just intercept carriers, the flow of MD into Gujarat's cities is unlikely to stop.
NationPress
9 Aug 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
What was seized near Sabarmati Railway Station in Ahmedabad?
Officers seized 305.78 grams of mephedrone (MD) valued at ₹9,17,340, along with a mobile phone and other articles, bringing the total seized property value to ₹9,27,340. The operation was carried out by the ANTF-CID Crime Ahmedabad Zone on 31 May 2025.
Who was arrested in the Sabarmati Railway Station drug bust?
Prakash Bishnoi, 26, a resident of Kotra in Karwada village, Jalore district, Rajasthan, was arrested at the scene. A second accused, Gopal Singh Bhadu of Parawa village in Jalore district, has been named in the complaint but has not yet been arrested.
Under which law has the case been registered?
The case has been registered under Sections 8(c), 22(c) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. Further investigation has been handed over to the Sabarmati Railway Police Station in Ahmedabad.
Is this an isolated incident or part of a larger pattern?
It is part of a broader pattern. Multiple mephedrone seizures have been reported across Gujarat in recent months, including a 525-gram haul near the Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway and a Gujarat ATS operation in March 2025 that uncovered an illegal manufacturing unit in Uttar Pradesh. Investigators have noted a recurring Rajasthan connection in several cases.
What is mephedrone and why is it a concern?
Mephedrone, commonly called MD, is a synthetic stimulant classified as a psychotropic substance under the NDPS Act, 1985, making its manufacture, sale, and possession illegal in India. Authorities in Gujarat have flagged its increasing circulation through interstate supply networks as a growing public health and law-enforcement concern.
