Drugs Seized In Mumbai, 1 Arrested

Drugs worth Rs. 15.42 lakh...


On Thursday, a drug peddler was arrested in Mumbai for allegedly having MDMA (Methylenedioxymethamphetamine) of Rs. 15.42 lakh, police said.

"ANC Mumbai Police arrested one Party drug peddler with MDMA tablets (methylenedioxy methamphetamine) worth Rs. 15.42 lakh. The accused is a commerce graduate with no past criminal record found in the initial investigation," the Anti Narcotics Cell Branch said.

Police said that drugs have been seized and a case has been registered in this case.

Further investigation is going on.

Earlier in an operation conducted by the Mumbai police on Thursday, drugs worth Rs. 31 lakhs were seized from Mumbai's Mankhurd area under the Trambe police station, with the arrest of two accused, the police said in a conference.

According to the police, the drugs weighing six Kilograms are worth Rs. 31 lakh in the international market.

Nadeem Mohammad Idris Shah and Akshay Lakshman Vaghmare were the two accused identified by the police.

A case has been registered against the two accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) at Mumbai's Trambe police station.

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