Crime news: Two held with mephedrone worth Rs 10.9 lakh in Navi Mumbai

Police in Navi Mumbai arrested two persons after seizing mephedrone a banned drug worth Rs 1090 lakh from their possession an official said on ThursdayActing on a tipoff a team of the polices AntiNarcotics Cell intercepted the two persons on Tuesday evening at Pendhar Phata on KalamboliMumbra road in Taloja area when they were travelling on a scooter newswire PTI reportedDuring checking the police recovered 107 gm of mephedrone from the duo aged 28 and 36 the official from Taloja police station said adding their scooter was also seizedThey have been booked under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances NDPS Act the police saidMan from Navi Mumbai loses Rs 407 lakh in cryptocurrency fraudIn other news a 38yearold man from Navi Mumbai was allegedly cheated of Rs 407 lakh by three persons who lured him to invest money in bitcoin trading on the false promise of good returns police said on ThursdayThe accused including two women claimed to be associated with a company and sent the man a link of the firm to invest in bitcoin trading newswire PTI reportedBetween March and June this year the man invested Rs 407536 through the digital platform after being assured of good returns in a short period a Navi Mumbai police official saidAlso read Maharashtra Pune crime branch arrests two accomplices in drug lordrsquos escapeWhen the man sought the returns as promised the accused stopped communicating with himThe man then approached the APMC police in Navi Mumbai with a complaint based on which a case was registered on Wednesday against the three accused under Indian Penal Code sections 420 cheating and 34 common intention and provisions of the Information Technology ActA probe was on into the case the police saidMeanwhile in an intensified fight against the childselling racket Mumbai Crime Branchrsquos Unit 09 has rescued two more toddlers making it a total of four saved children Three more individuals were arrested raising the accused count to 11 Sources reveal over 30 babies suspected to have been sold with some now aged between five and 10 yearsOfficials are carefully handling legal matters to rescue these children from their illegal adoptive parents considering the potential stress on the kids from a sudden rescue In a recent breakthrough the crime branch successfully rescued a 29dayold newborn suspected to have been stolen by a gang as the mother remains untraceable The child was found in Chiplun Another case involved the rescue of a fourteenmonthold baby girl from Bhiwandi An officer from Unit 09 said ldquoWe suspect the arrested gangrsquos involvement in child theft considering their silence about the 29dayold babyrsquos mother whom we are still trying to locaterdquo