NCB Seizes Rs 10 Crore Worth Mephedrone in Central Mumbai

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested M S Shaikh with 5 kg of mephedrone worth Rs 10 crore in Mumbai. Shaikh, from Andheri, sourced the drug from Hyderabad for Mumbai distribution. He was caught in Sion following a tip-off and is implicated in inter-state drug trafficking under the NDPS Act.

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has apprehended a man identified as M S Shaikh with 5 kg of mephedrone worth Rs 10 crore in central Mumbai, an official announced on Friday.

Acting on a tip-off, the NCB's Mumbai zonal unit nabbed Shaikh in Sion on Thursday. The accused, a resident of Andheri, sourced the illegal substance from Hyderabad, intending to distribute it across Mumbai and its suburbs.

Further investigations have uncovered Shaikh’s involvement in inter-state trafficking of mephedrone. The seized substance's value is estimated at Rs 10 crore. Shaikh has been detained under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.