A 32-year-old has been arrested by authorities in Maharashtra`s Thane, and seized mephedrone, a banned drug, worth Rs 1.12 lakh from his possession, the news agency PTI reported on Sunday.

"Acting on a tip-off, a police team laid a trap on Friday evening and nabbed the man, identified as Jamshed Taviz Ansari, near a market in Bhiwandi area, " senior police inspector Sachin Gaikwad was quoted by PTI as saying. The police recovered 16.5 gm of mephedrone, or MD powder, from his possession, the official said.