Maharashtra: 35-year-old woman held with adulterated mephedrone in Nagpur

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A 35-year-old woman has been arrested for adulterated narcotic substances in Maharashtra's Nagpur city.

According to the police official, the woman was allegedly part of a racket dealing in Nagpur.

"Acting on a tip-off, the Jaripatka police conducted a raid in the Misal Layout area on Wednesday and nabbed Preeti Nilesh Gajbhiye," the police official said.

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As per the details shared by police, the cop recovered 364.49 gm of white powder stored in two steel containers and analysis revealed that the substance was mephedrone.

"Following tests, it was found that the powder contained only 33 gm of mephedrone, which was mixed with sulphate," the police official said.

"The discovery has raised concerns about adulteration in narcotic substances. The accused has revealed that a friend supplied the contraband to her, which she then packed and sold," the police official added.

Meanwhile, in Navi Mumbai, the police have claimed to have detected 14 cases of vehicle thefts with the arrest of three persons.

After receiving many complaints about theft of tempos within the limits of Kalamboli police station, cops worked on CCTV footage and other inputs and arrested one Anwar Rasulkhan Pathan (39) from Panvel.

Pathan's questioning led the police to Mannan Abdul Shiekh (36) from Jalna district and Firoz Mukkaram Sheikh (49), alias Mulla of Beed, said a release from the crime unit II of the Navi Mumbai police on Friday.

With the arrest of the three, the police detected 14 vehicle thefts committed in Navi Mumbai, Thane, Ahmednagar, Parbhani, Beed, Aurangabad, and Jalna, it said.
The police have also recovered 10 Ape tempos, one motorcycle and one tempo engine, the release said.

(with inputs from PTI)