A 45-year-old man was arrested by police in Thane district after being found with mephedrone worth Rs 5.85 lakh, an official reported on Thursday.

Based on a tip, the Anti-Narcotics Cell squad of the Navi Mumbai police arrested the man on Wednesday at 8:30 am in the vicinity of Shil-Phata, according to a Turbhe police station official. He had 58.5 grams of mephedrone taken from him by the cops, stated a PTI report.