Mumbai Crime: Two held with MD drug worth over Rs 46 lakh in Andheri

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On Saturday, the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Mumbai Police arrested two men from Andheri with MD drugs worth more than Rs 46 lakh.

According to the police, they recovered 230 gm MD drug from the possession of the duo who were nabbed on specific information by the ANC unit of Bandra in Andheri's Marol area.

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"Both the arrested accused have a criminal background and were earlier arrested on the charges of rape and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act," the police said.

As per the Police, they suspect the seized drug was prima facie meant to be distributed to various peddlers in Mumbai.

"A day before, police had nabbed a man from Sham Nagar in suburban Jogeshwari and seized 60 gram of MD worth Rs 6 lakh. On Friday, five persons, including a woman, were arrested by police in Andheri and recovered more than 20 kg ganja worth over Rs 5 lakh from them," the police added.

(with inputs from PTI)