Thane: 26-year-old man held for carrying mephedrone worth Rs 6.7 lakh

Accused Himanshu Deependra Singh was intercepted near a washing centre at Bhadwad of Bhiwandi on Thursday night

The police in Maharashtra's Thane city on Friday arrested a 26-year-old man after recovering mephedrone, a banned drug, worth Rs 6.71 lakh from him, an official said, reported news agency PTI.

Accused Himanshu Deependra Singh was intercepted near a washing centre at Bhadwad of Bhiwandi on Thursday night, reported PTI.

A search revealed that he was carrying 110 grams of mephedrone, valued at nearly Rs 6.71 lakh, the official said, reported PTI.

He was later arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, said the station house officer of Shantinagar police station, reported PTI.

In another incident, the Navi Mumbai police have arrested a 32-year-old man after recovering charas, a banned drug, worth nearly Rs 5 lakh from him an official said on Friday, reported PTI.

Accused Sanjeev Prakash Patil was intercepted at Turbhe MIDC locality in the early hours of Thursday. He had arrived on a two-wheeler and was waiting for someone, the official said, reported PTI.

The police recovered 1.3 kg of charas valued at Rs 5.1 lakh from him and seized the motorbike, said the official, adding that Patil is a resident of Nerul and works as a tempo driver, reported PTI.

The Turbhe police have registered a case against Patil under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, reported PTI.

Meanwhile, Police have arrested a 47-year-old man and seized mephedrone worth Rs 7.75 lakh from his possession in Maharashtra's Palghar district, an official said on Thursday, reported PTI.

Acting on a tip-off, the police laid a trap at a location in Nalla Sopara area on Monday. The man later arrived there on a motorbike, senior police inspector Vijaysingh Bagal from Nalla Sopara police station said, reported PTI.

During checking, the police found a bag in which the man was carrying 77.50 gm of the contraband worth Rs 7.75 lakh. The police also seized Rs 1.40 lakh in cash from him and also impounded his two-wheeler, he said, reported PTI.

A case has been registered against the accused under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, reported PTI.

From 2017 to 2022, five cases of drugs smuggling were registered against him at the Nalla Sopara police station, the official said.

(With inputs from PTI)

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