Updated On: 21 May, 2023 10:37 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Police registered an offence against him under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act

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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.