Navi Mumbai sees 654 drug cases in 2024 compared to 475 last year; 939 persons held
Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai township has seen a rise in drug related crimes with 654 such cases being registered this year compared to 475 in 2023, a senior police official said on Thursday. Among those arrested, 58 were foreign nationals, predominantly Africans, marking a rise from 37 in 2023, the official said. The total value of contraband seized in these cases was Rs 33.27 crore against Rs 22.97 crore last year.