Mephedrone worth over Rs 4 crore seized in Mumbai, two held

The Mumbai police on Wednesday arrested two men after recovering mephdrone worth more than Rs 4 crore from them in the western suburb of Andheri, an official said.The Unit 9 of the crime branch had specific inputs about two persons carrying the banned drug, the official said.

The Mumbai police on Wednesday arrested two men after recovering mephdrone worth more than Rs 4 crore from them in the western suburb of Andheri, an official said.

The Unit 9 of the crime branch had specific inputs about two persons carrying the banned drug, the official said. Accordingly, the police laid a trap at Gilbert Hill Road in D N Nagar area and apprehended the suspects with the contraband, he said. Both were found to be carrying a total of 2.033 kg of party drug mephedrone valued at more than Rs 4 crore, the official said. The D N Nagar police then registered a case against the two under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and placed them under arrest, he added.