Police have arrested three persons after seizing mephedrone (MD) drug valued at Rs 5.82 lakh from their possession in Malegaon town of Maharashtra`s Nashik district, officials said, reported news agency PTI.

Acting on a tip-off about drug peddling, a special squad of the police conducted a raid in Malegaon`s Hirapur Maidan area on Tuesday and found three persons possessing 194 gm of the contraband with the motive to sell it, an official said, reported PTI.