Navi Mumbai man held for possessing mephedrone worth Rs 6.5 lakh

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Police have arrested 28-year-old man from Taloja in Navi Mumbai for allegedly carrying mephedrone drug worth Rs 6.5 lakh, an official said on Saturday, reported news agency PTI.

The action against the accused, Mobin Mehboob Khan, who is an electrician by profession, was taken around 10 pm on Friday, reported PTI.

"A team of the Anti-Narcotics Cell of the Navi Mumbai police found Khan moving in a suspicious manner on a ground in Patale village on Friday night. When the police personnel frisked the Navi Mumbai man, he was found possessing 65 grams of mephedrone (MD) worth Rs. 6,50,000," the official said, reported PTI.

A case was registered against the Navi Mumbai man under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance (NDPS) Act at the Taloja police station on Saturday, he said.

In another case, the Kandivli unit of the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of the Mumbai Crime Branch arrested two drug suppliers from the Borivali area of Mumbai, Maharashtra, with 'Heroin' drugs, reported news agency ANI.

Reportedly, the cost of seized narcotics was worth Rs 1 crore 12 lakhs in the international markets, weighing around 280 grams.

The police registered a case against the accusers under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act) and presented them in court. Upon hearing the case, the court sent the accusers to police custody until June 3, reported ANI.

Initially, the Anti-Narcotics Cell of Mumbai Crime Branch team got the lead from sources regarding the drug peddling. As soon as the Crime Branch Team received information regarding the drug suppliers heading towards Borivali to supply the narcotics, they went to the designated spot.

Taking the matter into cognizance, the team laid a trap and after waiting for a few hours, they identified the two suspicious men standing there and arrested them immediately, reported ANI.

Upon interrogation and investigation, the Anti-Narcotics Cell of Mumbai Crime Branch team recovered 280 grams of 'Heroin' drugs from them.

Reportedly, both the accusers were residents of Uttarakhand and have been living in a rented room in the Palghar district of Maharashtra for the last two months, reported ANI.

Now the team of the Crime Branch is further investigating the matter and trying to find out the source and gangs involved in this drug racket.

(With inputs from PTI and ANI)