A 22-year-old Thane man was arrested after seizing mephedrone drug valued at Rs 8.25 lakh from his possession in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said on Monday, reported news agency PTI.

After receiving a tip, the crime branch sleuths laid a trap near a hospital on Khandupada road on Friday evening and nabbed the man with drugs in Thane. He was found to be carrying 165 gm of the contraband, the official from Shantinagar police station said, reported PTI.