Mumbai Crime: Mephedrone worth Rs 7.75 lakh seized in Palghar

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A 47-year-old man was arrested and the police seized mephedrone worth Rs 7.75 lakh from his possession in Palghar district.

Based on the tip-off, the police laid a trap at a location in the Nalasopara area on Monday, October 16.

"The 47-year-old man later arrived there on a motorbike," senior police inspector Vijaysingh Bagal from Nalasopara police station said.

"During checking, the police found a bag in which the man was carrying 77.50 gm of contraband worth Rs 7.75 lakh. The police also seized Rs 1.40 lakh in cash from him and also impounded his two-wheeler," he said.

According to the police, a case has been registered against the accused under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

"From 2017 to 2022, five cases of drug smuggling were registered against him at the Nalasopara police station," the police official said.

Meanwhile, in another incident in Thane, a 17-year-old boy and his friend were killed in an accident in Maharashtra's Thane district after they went for a drive in a car gifted recently to the boy's parents, police said.

The car crashed into a tree on Tuesday night on Ulhasnagar-Ambernath road, an official from Ambernath police station said.

According to the police, the boy was at the wheels in the car which was gifted to his parents. He was out on a drive with his 18-year-old friend when the car hit a tree, injuring both of them, he said.

(with inputs from PTI)