Nigerian man held with mephedrone worth Rs 5.5 lakh in Navi Mumbai

A Nigerian national was held in Navi Mumbai allegedly with 55 grams of mephedrone worth Rs 5.5 lakh, a police official said on Sunday.

Abdul Razzaq Hassan was held from near a housing society in Sector 35 of Kharghar on Saturday following a tip off, the official said.

''We seized 55 grams of mephedrone worth Rs 5.5 lakh from him. A case was registered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and probe into the peddling network involving the accused is underway,'' the Kharghar police station official said.