Thane, May 3 (PTI) Police have arrested a man after seizing mephedrone valued at Rs 86 lakh from his possession in Maharashtra’s Navi Mumbai township, officials said on Sunday.
While patrolling around 2 am on Saturday, a police team spotted a suspicious individual near a housing complex in the Ulwe area.
Upon checking, the accused was found in possession of 344 grams of mephedrone (MD) valued at around Rs 86 lakh, an Ulwe police official said.
The accused, identified as local resident Ravi Khatik, was arrested and booked under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, he said.
During interrogation, the accused told the police that two persons had handed over the contraband to him for sale, the official said, adding that a search was on for them. PTI COR GK
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