Nashik: The state police will carry out an investigating into the functioning of the drug manufacturing unit and the godown where the drugs were stored, said state food and civil supplies minister Chhagan Bhujbal on Sunday. The director general of police will appoint a senior officer to conduct the probe, Bhujbal added.Talking to TOI, Bhujbal said the information that the drug manufacturing unit had been functioning since 2021, and that even the police were unaware of it, had shocked him.The minister expressed concerns that even the food and drugs department (FDA) did not know about drugs being manufactured in a unit in a village in Nashik. The FDA should at least know what products the medicine manufacturing companies make, he added.Bhujbal said the police should really make all efforts to prevent such activities in future. Earlier, speaking to reporters in Nashik, Bhujbal said if the drug manufacturing unit was operational since 2021, then the drugs worth crores would have spread across the country and the world?We also published the following articles recentlyMumbai Police busts major MDMA (ecstasy) manufacturing unit in Nashik; seizes drugs worth rs 267 croreThe Saki Naka police in Mumbai raided a drugs manufacturing unit in Nashiks Shinde Gaon and seized 133kg of MDMA (Ecstasy) worth Rs 267 crores. The raid was conducted after the arrest of Jeeshan Shaikh, who provided information about the unit owned by the brother of drug mafia Lalit Patil. This bust comes after a series of arrests and seizures, totaling 151kg of MDMA worth Rs 300 crore. Lalit Patil, who ran a drug cartel from a hospital ward, recently escaped from custody.Cops seize Rs 267 crore ecstasy in Nashik drug unit bustA drugs manufacturing unit in Shindegaon near Nashik was raided by the city police and their Nashik counterparts. They seized 133kg of MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, worth Rs 267 crore. The total seized quantity of MDMA, including previous seizures, amounted to 151kg and was estimated to be worth over Rs 300 crore. The raid was triggered by the arrest of the units caretaker, Jeeshan Shaikh, who revealed that the unit was owned by Lalit Patil, a drug mafia don.Bhujbal trying to disrupt my tour, alleges Maratha quota activistMaratha quota activist Manoj Jarange accused OBC leader Chhagan Bhujbal of trying to disrupt his tour through his supporters. Jarange demanded reservation for Marathas through the OBC quota and criticized Bhujbals remarks against his demand. He argued that Marathas should be eligible for reservation based on social and educational backwardness. Jarange also called on OBC leaders to remember that they are in power because of Marathas and not to hinder their cause. He alleged that Bhujbal had asked his supporters to prevent his meeting from happening.

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