Maharashtra: 22-year-old man held with mephedrone worth Rs 7.5 lakh

A 22-year-old man was held by the Navi Mumbai Police in Maharashtra for alleged possession of mephedrone worth 7.5 lakh, an official said on Tuesday, the PTI reported.

According to the PTI, acting on a tip-off, a team from the anti-narcotics cell (ANC) intercepted the accused near the APMC market in Vashi around 1 am, the official said.

Hussain Abbas Saddhu Mirza, a resident of Jogeshwari in neighbouring Mumbai, allegedly had 75 gm of mephedrone worth Rs 7.5 lakh on his person, he said, as per the PTI.

The accused has been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the official said.

The police are investigating to find out from where the contraband had been sourced and the intended customers, he said.

Meanwhile, in an another incident, Pune Police have seized more than 600kg of synthetic stimulant drug mephedrone, estimated to be worth Rs 1,100 crore, in Pune district and arrested three persons, said the city police commissioner on Tuesday, according to the PTI.

The three persons arrested in connection with the biggest-ever drug seizure in Pune district were booked under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act), police said.