12 August,2023 08:25 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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The Mumbai police's anti-narcotics cell (ANC) has held six persons for alleged possession of mephedrone from Masjid Bunder.
"The ANC laid the trap at Kurla street in Masjid Bunder on Friday. The team caught one of the accused when he reached to deliver the consignment and recovered 90 gm of the contraband from his possession worth Rs 40.8 lakh," the police official said.
"The accused then led the police to the others. The ANC recovered 204 gm of mephedrone and Rs 15,000 cash," the official added.
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"A probe revealed that the accused were involved in the supply and sale of drugs and belonged to Chembur, Masjid Bunder, Sewree and Govandi areas of the city," he said.
Two of the accused are history-sheeters. The ANC has made 149 arrests in this year, including 15 foreign nationals, and seized drugs worth around Rs 30 crore, the official said.
(with inputs from PTI)
