In a major crackdown, the Ghatkopar Unit of the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) has arrested three people and seized 1.18 kilogrammes of mephedrone (MD) – a banned synthetic drug – having a value of more than Rs 2.03 crore in the illicit market.

The action was a part of a special patrolling drive near Ghatkopar Bus Stop, where two suspects, identified as Narayan Chaudhary, 40, from Kandivali (West) and Aamir Khan, 29, from Andheri (West), were intercepted. Officers recovered 257 grams of MD from Chaudhary and 156 grams from Khan.

Based on their interrogation, the ANC traced a third suspect to Andheri (West), from whom they seized another 605 grams of the drug. The identity of the 30-year-old accused, however, has been withheld pending further investigation.