During interrogation, the police learnt that the duo was part of a group that has been smuggling the substance within Maharashtra
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The Juhu unit of the Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) arrested two men for smuggling mephedrone in Sakinaka on Wednesday. The police recovered 2.75kg mephedrone, worth Rs 1.10 crore in the international market, from their possession.
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The officials nabbed the two men after receiving a tip-off that the duo will come to Wahid Ali Compound near 90 Feet Road in Sakinaka, following which a trap was laid. During interrogation, the police learnt that the duo was part of a group that has been smuggling the substance within Maharashtra.
A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances(NDPS) Act, 1985. The duo was also produced in a court in Sewree and were remanded to police custody till July 20.
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