Navi Mumbai: Mephedrone worth more than Rs 1 crore seized, man held

Police have arrested a man in Navi Mumbai and seized from him mephedrone a banned drug worth more than Rs 1 crore an official told news agency PTIThe 29yearold accused was arrested in Vashi area during an operation conducted by the AntiNarcotics Cell ANC of the Navi Mumbai police on Tuesday the official told PTIThe accused identified as Shamshuddin Abdul Kader Etingal is a resident of suburban Goregaon reported PTIThe ANC had received a tipoff that a man would be coming to Vashi to sell mephedrone Accordingly a trap was laid near a shop and Etingal was nabbed when he was spotted there A total of 1011 grams of mephedrone worth Rs 10110000 was recovered from him the police official told PTIMephedrone commonly known as MD and meow meow is banned under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances NDPS ActMeanwhile the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence DRI has seized 520 kg of ganja cannabis worth Rs 104 crore from a truck close to the MaharashtraMadhya Pradesh border in Nagpur district an official told PTI on TuesdayBased on a tipoff officials of the DRI in Nagpur intercepted a truck as it passed the Borkhedi toll booth on Monday morning the official told PTIOn examining the vehicle officials found a builtin cavity between the drivers cabin and the cargo portion of the truck At least 242 packets containing 520 kg of ganja valued at Rs 104 crore were concealed in the cavity the official told PTITwo persons travelling in the truck have been arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances NDPS Act the official told PTI adding that investigations are underwayIn another case police have seized gutka a banned product worth nearly Rs 16 lakh from a tempo in Mumbai and arrested one person in this connection an official told PTIBased on a tipoff the police laid a trap and intercepted the tempo at Pramila Nagar in Dahisar area on Saturday the official from MHB police station told PTI on TuesdayThe police seized the gutka and arrested a 31yearold man the official told PTI adding the vehicle was impoundedEfforts were on to trace three other associates of the accused the official told PTIThe arrested accused already has multiple cases against him In the present case he has been booked under relevant Indian Penal Code sections including 328 causing hurt by means of poison with intent to commit an offence and provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act the police told PTIThe sale and consumption of gutka scented and flavoured tobacco has been banned in Maharashtra since 2012With inputs from PTI