A 28-year-old man named Arshad Khan, previously arrested for drug peddling, has now been apprehended by the Anti Narcotic Cell of Navi Mumbai Crime Branch for operating as a wholesale supplier of mephedrone (MD). With four prior cases against him, his frequent incarcerations have expanded his network, leading him to become a key player in the wholesale MD drug trade.

ANC, Navi Mumbai, confiscated approximately 500 grams of mephedrone valued at Rs 50 lakhs from Khan, a resident of Dombivli. Neeraj Chaudhary, senior police inspector, ANC, Navi Mumbai, said, “The accused was arrested from the Taloja area when he came for a deal recently. He has been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.”